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Husband-coached childbirth : the Bradley method® of natural childbirth / Robert A. Bradley ; updated and expanded by Marjie, Jay, and James Hathaway.

Bradley, Robert A., (author.). Hathaway, Marjie. (Added Author). Hathaway, Jay. (Added Author). Hathaway, James. (Added Author).

Summary:

Revised and updated for today's family, this classic guide to the Bradley Method of natural childbirth helps mothers have healthy babies and joyful birthing experiences--and makes fathers partners in the miracle of life.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780553385168
  • ISBN: 055338516X
  • Physical Description: xxi, 360 pages ; 21 cm
  • Edition: Fifth edition, Bantam trade paperback revised edition.
  • Publisher: New York. N.Y. : Bantam Books, 2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
2 Theory of Natural Childbirth 8 -- 3 "It's Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature" 16 -- 4 Where Do Fathers Fit in? 43 -- 5 Preparation and First-Stage Labor What Do Animals Do? 55 -- 6 Second-Stage Labor and Birth Squatting and Pushing 89 -- 7 Coach's Training Rules 119 -- 8 How to Live with A Pregnant Wife 147 -- 9 "Does My Wife Have to Be 'Cut' (Have an Episiotomy)?" 178 -- 10 When Will the Baby Come? 187 -- 11 Postpartum and Family Relations 205 -- 12 Husband's Role in Breast-Feeding 218 -- 13 Nature of Instinct 229 -- 14 Research Catches Up with the Bradley Method 235 -- 15 Obstacles to Overcome 242 -- 16 Pregnancy Loss 250 -- 17 "Daddy Helped Born Me" 255 -- 18 Nutrition in Pregnancy 261 -- 19 Pregnancy Problems: Natural Prevention 271 -- 20 Pregnancy Problems: Natural Healing 284 -- 21 Bradley Moms' Perspectives and Stories 293 -- 22 Bradley Dads' Perspectives and Stories 307 -- 23 Photographing a Birth 329 -- 24 Dad's Coaching Tips 339.
Subject:
Natural childbirth.
Natural childbirth > Coaching.
Husbands.
Fathers.
Pregnancy > Popular works.
Fathers.

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  • 8 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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