Birth Pregnancy

With the increasing demand for midwives among U.S. women, reproductive rights activists are lobbying to loosen restrictions that deny legal access to homebirth options. In Pushing for Midwives, Christa Craven presents a nuanced history of women's reproductive rights activism in the U.S. She also provides an examination of contemporary organizing strategies for reproductive rights in an era increasingly driven by "consumer rights".

Summary Bundle: Diet & Pregnancy includes Summary of In Defense of Food and Summary of Ina May's Guide to Childbirth. In Defense of Food focuses on healthy eating. Ina May's Guide to Childbirth guides pregnant women to deliver painlessly without drugs.

This guide will answer the questions you are asking yourself now. Because we want to communicate effectively with people who are interested in understanding all about pregnancy, its stages, and everything that goes into giving birth to a child, we have used simple language.

A Birth Path describes the entire birthing process in nine detailed steps to raise awareness of what mother, baby, and attending father experience during this miraculous life transition. It delves into the physical, spiritual, and energetical to bring light to the conscious and subconscious aspects of the integrative beauty of birth.

Pregnancy, labor, and delivery have been associated with pain, hospitals, and medication. Historically, women were stripped of the knowledge of the life-giving beings they are and relegated to the status of patients. They were told they had to give birth in an antiseptic hospital room, lying on their backs, and straining to push out their babies. But a new era of birthing moms are taking their power back and reclaiming the birth of their babies for the awe-filled, peaceful, and joyous experience it is meant to be.

Childbirth educator and doula Dayna Martin takes the truth about birth to new, provocative levels. Being responsible for your birth means shifting from a cultural place of control, to a place of trust and inner knowing that all is well and as it should be. It is a space of acceptance for what is; then from that disposition of well-being, informed decisions can be made. A place of fear or worry isn't the best place to be when making decisions; but unfortunately, in our culture, fear is what fuels most decisions.

Would you like to know how to recover emotionally and physically after giving birth? Unlike other books, this guide shares the easy-to-follow steps to help you restore body vitality and shape through foods and simple exercises.

Anyone considering natural birth options should take a good look in to this package. Ashley's approach to HypnoBirthing is known as very practical and simple. When used with free AudioScript Meditation titled 'Fear Release' you receive with this purchase, women report fantastic results.

In the hills of western North Carolina in the late 1970s, a secret was born that would spread its terror through the lives of many. For friends Anne, Joan, and Meg that secret would mean a life locked away in a haze, death, and questions that would go unanswered. As the women, all on the verge of giving birth, wonder what the future holds for their children, the machinations of others will prove more powerful than even a mother's love. In the present day, the secrets of the past can have consequences and Inga Parr is soon going to find that out.

The idea behind natural childbirth has changed many times throughout the past centuries. Natural childbirth is a philosophy that operates from the belief that women who are educated and prepared are able to give birth without any medical interventions. This manual will explore each option, and will educate the pregnant woman as she moves through the pregnancy and prepares for labor. It is filled with techniques and tips to help you better understand the natural childbirth process.

Gaining weight during pregnancy is part of a normal pregnancy, and after pregnancy, it's vital that you get back into shape. Lose weight right now. There is no need to buy gym equipment.

Christian Dittrich-Opitz describes the phases of birth as a natural process - far away from medicaments and mechanic machines. The trauma of birth can and should be reduced by a tender communication between mother and child. In order to enable an understandable impression, you are introduced into the ties between physical experience and psychological development. The author considers this chance to create your natural process of birth as a fundamental event and mental adventure. Your further life will be led in a prospective and positive manner, in a sensitive and vivid way.

This book will walk you through the progression of your pregnancy from conception to the birth of your baby. Helping you understand not only the growth and development of your baby, but also the way your body naturally prepares you to give birth. Just like driving in a city you have never visited before, having a map, which you have looked at and studied beforehand, gives you a heightened confidence in your own ability to get to where you want to go.

Pregnancy can be a scary yet exciting feeling at the same time. There are many questions and concerns that soon-to-be mothers address on a daily basis, but where do they get their answers from? There is no better way to prepare yourself for what lies ahead than listening. Individuals have been kind enough to share their knowledge and experience with us, so why not take advantage of that?