Record Details

Catalog Search

Search The Catalog


Back To Results
Showing Item 1 of 1
Your best birth : know all your options, discover the natural choices, and take back the birth experience Cover Image Book

Your best birth : know all your options, discover the natural choices, and take back the birth experience

Lake, Ricki. (Author). Epstein, Abby (Added Author).

Summary: The national C-section rate is at an all-time high. Are all these C-sections necessary? Inductions seem to be the norm, but are they always needed? Today, expectant mothers are often left feeling powerless, as their instincts are replaced by drugs and routine medical procedures. This book shows that you have a choice, and you have the power to plan the kind of birth that's right for you--whether at a birth center, a hospital, or at home. Advocates of informed choice Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein inspire women to take back the birth experience, with essential advice on: positive and negative effects of epidurals, Pitocin, and other drugs and interventions; inducing vs. allowing your labor to progress naturally; the truth behind the staggering C-section rate; assembling your birth team and creating your birth plan. Also includes inspiring birth stories, including well-known personalities, such as Laila Ali and Cindy Crawford.--From publisher description.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0446538132
  • ISBN: 9780446538138
  • Physical Description: print
    xxxii, 238 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Wellness Central, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-228) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Not your mama's birth plan -- Your best birth place -- Obstetricians: finding Dr. Right -- Midwives: not just for hippies anymore -- Doulas: labor's love -- The guest list: birth as a private party -- For sexual abuse survivors, a healing -- Epidurals: you haven't got time for the pain -- Inductions and pitocin: let's get this party started -- Electronic monitors: reading between the lines -- Episiotomies, vacuums, and forceps: the (un)kindest cut -- Cesarean sections and VBAC: To c or not to c -- Loving your labor -- Bonding with baby.

Search for related items by subject

Subject:
Childbirth Popular works
Midwives Popular works
Natural childbirth Popular works
Obstetricians Popular works

Available copies

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

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
Sort by distance from:
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jacksonville Main Library 618.2 LAK (Text) 36015000637278 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Back To Results
Showing Item 1 of 1