This book is one of the most useful I have encountered about natural childbirth. When I was pregnant with my first child, it was this book more than any other that influenced me to do whatever necessary to try for my own natural birth. Without the direction of an experienced friend who loaned me the book, I may have never achieved three natural births.
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way is a more organized look at the elements of childbirth found in The Bradley Method. Throughout are pictures of home/natural births, and many of the parents are birthing in the buff, so be forewarned. While this may distract at certain points, it also is very educational for a pregnant mother or father to observe couples working intensely toward their birth.
The contents covered include preparation, the stages of birth, and controversies in childbirth. This book is also an indispensible companion to Dr. Bradley's Husband-Coached Childbirth.
I highly recommend this book for anyone who is interested in childbirth, especially natural and/or home birth.
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way is a more organized look at the elements of childbirth found in The Bradley Method. Throughout are pictures of home/natural births, and many of the parents are birthing in the buff, so be forewarned. While this may distract at certain points, it also is very educational for a pregnant mother or father to observe couples working intensely toward their birth.
The contents covered include preparation, the stages of birth, and controversies in childbirth. This book is also an indispensible companion to Dr. Bradley's Husband-Coached Childbirth.
I highly recommend this book for anyone who is interested in childbirth, especially natural and/or home birth.
