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Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way: Revised Edition
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way Revised Edition Author:Susan McCutcheon The classic guide to an unmedicated childbirth, fully revised for the twenty-first century?with updated information and attractive new illustrations and photos throughout. For women birthing vaginally, 90% of Bradley births are drug-free! — The Bradley MethodŽ, used and praised by women for almost seventy years, prepares you for drug and surgery-... more »free childbirth and puts you in control by providing the tools to navigate evidence-based care. Certified childbirth educator Susan McCutcheon, one of Dr. Bradley?s first students, now makes this natural approach to childbirth more accessible than ever. You will learn:
? Exercises and nutrition to get your body ready for birthing
? To defuse fear by understanding all aspects of laboring
? How to involve your partner as a birth coach and a fully engaged participant
? What?s driving the induction epidemic and how to avoid an unnecessary induction
? What?s driving the cesarean surgery epidemic and how to reduce your risk
? How to get the information you need to make informed decisions about your birth
?The Bradley Method?s simple objective, through relaxation, breathing, and visualization, is a birth free of the interventions frequently offered to women in the different stages of childbirth: fetal monitors, drug-induced labor, anesthesia, episiotomy, and Caesarean section. (Its) other defining feature, the husband?s active participation in the delivery, is critical to this overall goal of an intervention-free birth.??Mothering« less