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    The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth
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    The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth

    By Henci Goer

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    About this ebook

    As an intelligent woman, you are probably used to learning as much as you can before making major decisions. But when it comes to one of the most important decisions of your life--how you will give birthit is hard to gather accurate, unbiased information. Surprisingly, much of the research does not support common medical opinion and practice.

    Birth activist Henci Goer gives clear, concise information based on the latest medical studies. The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth helps you compare and contrast your various options and shows you how to avoid unnecessary procedures, drugs, restrictions, and tests. The book covers:

    • Cesareans
    • Breech babies
    • Inducing labor
    • Electronic Fetal Monitoring
    • Rupturing Membranes
    • Coping with slow labor
    • Pain medication
    • Epistiotomy
    • Vaginal birth after a Ceasarean
    • Doulas
    • Deciding on a doctor or midwife
    • Choosing where to have your baby
    • and much more . . .
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Group
    Release dateAug 1, 1999
    ISBN9781440674303
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    The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth
    Author

    Henci Goer

    Henci Goer is a certified Lamaze instructor and a doula (professional labor support). She is a founding member of the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services, a group made up of organizations and individuals involved with maternity care in the US and fighting for a mother-friendly childbirth environment. Her articles on pregnancy and childbirth have appeared in Readers Digest and Childbirth Instructor Magazine. For twenty years, Goer has been a Lamaze-certified childbirth educator and labor support professional (doula).

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    • 5/5
      An excellent, straightforward pregnancy book for the woman who wants to consider all of her options - without an OB breathing down her neck! Very informative and helpful.
    • 5/5
      Fantastic book with a half an inch thick of citations. The author really did her research. Tells the truth you normally don't hear about C-sections, pitocin, epidurals, episiotomies, and other high-tech interventions. There are a lot of risks and side effects the medical establishment doesn't want you to know.If you want a natural childbirth, READ THIS BOOK! If you think you want a C-section or an epidural and think it's not a big deal, READ THIS BOOK!
    • 5/5
      Inestimable value in this book if you really want to know about how to avoid intervention and therefore problems with your delivery. I had my first of 5 natural deliveries after reading this book.
    • 4/5
      This book had a lot of good information, however it is a little bit shocking and actually kind of makes you scared to give birth in a hospital. But the sources are well documented.
    • 5/5
      I just absolutely loved this when I read it. A bit too radical for those new to the idea of natural birth, but good for those on the fence, and of course those already convinced will love it.