Natural hospital birth the best of both worlds

Offers expectant mothers seeking natural childbirth in a hospital a detailed look at pregnancy and labor, explaining how to create a mutually supportive relationship among birth-care providers and make informed choices.

Main Author: Gabriel, Cynthia (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Beverly, MA : Harvard Common Press, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 2018.
Edition: Second edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • You can do it
  • Feeling safe
  • Getting attached to your birth plan
  • Creating a supportive team
  • Extra support for special circumstances
  • What labor feels like: a guide to sensations
  • Early labor: at home
  • A variation on early labor: when your waters break before contractions
  • Active labor: taking your time
  • Active labor: coping with meaningful pain
  • Active labor: when progress slows
  • Active labor: concerns about your baby's heart rate
  • Pushing and giving birth
  • After labor
  • Birth your way.