The Positive Birth Book: A New Approach to Pregnancy, Birth and the Early Weeks - Softcover

Milli Hill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780664303 ISBN 13: 9781780664309

Publisher: Pinter & Martin Ltd., 2017

Synopsis

"I only wish I had read this when I was pregnant. Full to bursting with useful stuff!" Sarah Turner, The Unmumsy Mum

"One of my very favourite birth writers." Ricki Lake

"A great read: honest, lively, fresh and helpful. This book puts women in the driving seat which is key to positive change." Cathy Warwick, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Midwives

"Whatever a positive birth means to you, this book will make you believe you can do it. It's the book I wish I had read before I had my children!" Green Parent Magazine

"It's everything a pregnant woman and her partner needs, in one fab book!" Sheena Byrom OBE, Midwife and Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Midwives.

"I love this book. Everyone's going to love this book. Because it gives mothers what they now most need - accurate facts, proper reassurance, and about a thousand reasons to be excited about birth." Natalie Meddings, Founder of Tellmeagoodbirthstory

"Chatty and thorough and uplifting: this book is a whacking great confidence boost right where it's needed." Kate Evans, Author of Bump: How to Make, Grow and Birth a Baby

Work out what kind of birth you really want, and learn how to maximise your chances of getting it, in this refreshing, warm and witty guide to pregnancy, birth and the early weeks. Packed with vital and cutting-edge information on everything from building the ultimate birth plan, to your choices and rights in the birth room; from optimal cord clamping, to seeding the microbiome; from the inside track on breastfeeding, to woman-centred caesarean, The Positive Birth Book shows you how to have the best possible birth, regardless of whether you plan to have your baby in hospital, in the birth centre, at home or by elective caesarean. Find out how the environment you give birth in, your mindset and your expectations can influence the kind of birth you have, and be inspired by the voices of real women, who tell you the truth about what giving birth really feels like.

Challenging negativity and fear of childbirth, and brimming with everything you need to know about labour, birth, and the early days of parenting, The Positive Birth Book is the must-have birth book for women of the 21st century.

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Work out what kind of birth you really want, and learn how to maximise your chances of getting it, in this refreshing, warm and witty guide to pregnancy, birth and the early weeks. Packed with vital and cutting-edge information on everything from building the ultimate birth plan, to your choices and rights in the birth room; from optimal cord clamping, to seeding the microbiome; from the inside track on breastfeeding, to woman-centred caesarean, The Positive Birth Book shows you how to have the best possible birth, regardless of whether you plan to have your baby in hospital, in the birth centre, at home or by elective caesarean. Find out how the environment you give birth in, your mindset and your expectations can influence the kind of birth you have, and be inspired by the voices of real women, who tell you the truth about what giving birth really feels like., Challenging negativity and fear of childbirth, and brimming with everything you need to know about labour, birth, and the early days of parenting, The Positive Birth Book is the must-have birth book for women of the 21st century.

Review:

I only wish I had read this when I was pregnant. Full to bursting with useful stuff! --Sarah Turner, The Unmumsy Mum

Seriously sound, straight-from-the-hip advice. --Mother&Baby Magazine

The Positive Birth Book takes expectant parents through the maze of information and choices, in a down to earth, practical, empowering, reassuring way. I highly recommend that you put your feet up, relax and enjoy preparing yourself for the birth of your baby by reading this great book. --Sue Atkins, ITV This Morning Parenting Expert

About this edition

• Publisher: Pinter & Martin Ltd.
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1780664303
• ISBN 13: 9781780664309
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320