The complete illustrated birthing companion : a step-by-step guide to creating the best birthing plan for a safe, less painful, and successful delivery for you and your baby / Amanda V. French ...[et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

French, Amanda V.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Childbirth--Popular works.

Childbirth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Beverly, Mass. : Fair Winds Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Better Birthing Bible clearly lays out the process for seven successful birthing plans from home birth to a natural unmedicated delivery to hospital births and C-sections.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Dedication""; ""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION: Congratulations�you�re pregnant! Now what?""; ""Part One""; ""CHAPTER 1: WHAT�S YOUR BIRTHING STYLE?: From home birth to high-tech hospital birth""; ""Part Two: Your birthing options: what they are, why they may or may not be right for you, pros and cons, and how to prepare for each labor path""; ""CHAPTER 2: UNMEDICATED, VAGINAL BIRTH AT HOME""; ""CHAPTER 3: UNMEDICATED, VAGINAL BIRTH IN A BIRTH CENTER""; ""CHAPTER 4: UNMEDICATED, VAGINAL BIRTH IN A HOSPITAL""; ""CHAPTER 5: EPIDURAL, VAGINAL BIRTH IN A HOSPITAL""

""CHAPTER 6: INDUCTION OF LABOR IN A HOSPITAL""""CHAPTER 7: VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN (VBAC)""; ""CHAPTER 8: PLANNED CESAREAN BIRTH IN A HOSPITAL""; ""CHAPTER 9: UNPLANNED CESAREAN BIRTH IN A HOSPITAL""; ""Part Three""; ""CHAPTER 10: MANAGING THE PAIN OF LABOR: Your labor toolkit, from rice socks to spinal blocks""; ""CHAPTER 11: CREATING YOUR BIRTH PLAN: Nailing down your “wish list,� and what to do when things don�t go accordingly to plan""; ""APPENDIX: A TRI-BY-TRI GUIDE: A week-by-week checklist for each trimester and a timeline to prepare for your birth experience""

""REFERENCES""""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHORS""; ""PHOTOGRAPHER CREDITS""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61058-624-7