Ina May's Guide to Childbirth: Updated With New Material

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As women began to have positive experiences giving birth, their stories helped to calm the fears and worries of those who had not yet had babies. In Part 2, Ina May covers a variety of helpful topics including why we see birth pain as something to avoid, advice for birthing at a hospital, different models of maternity care, and necessary and unnecessary interventions that may be offered or encouraged. This is especially true if you live in the United States, where telling pregnant women gory stories has been a national pastime for at least a century. The book makes the assumption that a pregnant woman will feel more comfortable and cared for in the company of other women because her wishes will be respected. Ina may gaskin is one of the best midwives to listen to if you are looking for material that will help you have an empowering birth experience.

Drawing upon her thirty-plus years of experience, Ina May Gaskin, the nation’s leading midwife, shares the benefits and joys of natural childbirth by showing women how to trust in the ancient wisdom of their bodies for a healthy and fulfilling birthing experience. It is accepted by you that Daunt Books has no control over additional charges in relation to customs clearance. My wife and I have two boys: she carried and birthed the oldest; I carried and birthed the youngest.Gaskin’s center is noted for its low rates of intervention, morbidity and mortality despite the inclusion of many vaginally delivered breeches, twin and grand multiparas. Still, I would recommend reading Henci Goer's book in conjunction with this for a slightly more even-handed, useful approach to the topic.

These stories are all from the 1970s so I felt like I was reading a history book since I am so far removed from that age group. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.I wound up spending a lot of my pregnancy terrified of what would happen to me at the hospital, and convinced that medical professionals would make traumatic what would otherwise be an awesome and beautiful experience. It helped me tap into the ancient intuitive practises that women have been using for centuries to birth their babies. I liked reading about what the women did to cope with pain/lessen the pain and the various ways they pushed out their babies.

If you’re pregnant, I would recommend skipping her chapter on maternal mortality in the US if you think this may increase your anxiety.The international bestseller that has helped millions of women trust in their body – and their baby – and give birth without fearDrawing on over 40 years’ experience, internationally acclaimed midwife Ina May Gaskin shows you how to use the mind-body connection to help labour progress calmly and safely.

It was at that point that I knew I didn't want this man touching me--and internal exams were to begin in two weeks. Founded in 1971, by 1996, the Farm Midwifery Center had handled more than 2200 births, with remarkably good outcomes.Hospitals and doctors have come a loooong way in being more patient centered and accommodating women's wishes with childbirth. So take some of the comments with a grain of salt because Ina May is talking from her experience which is outside the hospital and from her experiences on the Farm. I do definitely recommend this one, but I also recommend reading other books to fill out a more balanced view, unless you are definitely giving birth under the stars on a hippie commune and your chances of winding up in a hospital are extremely low. This book is not helpful, and it's filled with the kind of biased writing that sets women back and makes them feel bad about making their own choices. while i will admit that a lot of the information was very interesting, i disliked the fear-mongering it produced with regards to all things hospital-related-childbirth.