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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461285403321

Autore

Shanley Laura Kaplan

Titolo

Unassisted childbirth [[electronic resource] /] / Laura Kaplan Shanley ; foreword by Michel Odent

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif., : Praeger, c2012

ISBN

1-280-57033-4

9786613599933

0-313-39716-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (182 p.)

Disciplina

618.4/5

618.45

Soggetti

Natural childbirth

Childbirth

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; One: We've Come a Long Way-Or Have We?; Two: The Dangers of Medical Intervention; Three: The Psychological Effects of a Traumatic Birth on a Family; Four: Why Physicians Insist on Intervening; Five: Personal Beliefs and Expectations; Six: Dreams, Impulses, Intuition, and Emotions-Our Psychological Lifeline to the Inner Self; Seven: Stories of Unassisted Births; Eight: The Case for Autonomous Birth; Nine: My Story; Conclusion; Unassisted Childbirth Resources; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K

LM; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

This book reveals how giving birth is an inherently safe, relatively painless process that is best performed without the assistance of doctors or midwives, and how confidence and a positive attitude reduces fear-and therefore the pain-of labor.