Creating Your Birth Plan helps expectant mothers make informed decisions about the assistance they'll require for childbirth. Designed to encourage collaboration between pregnant women
and their caregivers, it includes information on: - What to expect when delivering in a hospital, in a birthing center, or at home - How to select an advocate to ensure expectant mothers' wishes are honored by their caregiver - The natural stages of labor in a problem-free birth - Explanations of various medical or
surgical interventions, and potential complications and benefits of each - Natural alternatives to drugs, technology, and surgery
This is the best book on birth I have read so far, and I have done plenty of reading. ;-) I hadn't heard of it - it is not on a lot of the Listmania lists here, nor does it have many reviews. My
As a nurse midwife and a registered labor and delivery nurse, this book is absolutely accurate with regard to maternity care and being an informed consumer. I have worked in both low and
high risk