Ina May's Guide to Childbirth : Updated With New Material (Paperback)

from meganparenting

The best part of this book is the wealth of stories. Each of the personal narrative describes a different birth story, and most of them are positive. In a culture where we tend to limit our tales to the frightening and the painful, I hope this book would provide some positive mental preparation.

from Katelyn

Amazing amazing amazing. A must read for literally anyone.

from JoannaRuth

This is such a thoughtful, informative book regarding natural childbirth. Midwife Ina May Gaskin holds a masters degree in English and it is evident in her writing. Her thoughts stem from more than 40 years of experience attending births and highlight the stark difference between the traditional ...

from CrackerLove

I would definitely recommend this book for both those considering natural birth and those who plan to have a medicated hospital birth. Either person can benefit from reading this. The best thing about this book is the first half containing all of the birth stories. Some of them are a little weird...

from greeniezona

The midwife lent me a whole stack of books (and is always pushing me to take more), but so far the only one I've read cover-to-cover is this one. And I'm wishing I'd read this before I had Jefferson.Roughly the first half of this book is birth stories. Almost all of them are midwife-assisted birt...