02602oam 2200661 a 450 991097499360332120200520144314.0979821602894997982161588069786613599933978128057033912805703349780313397165031339716310.5040/9798216028949(CKB)2670000000160704(EBL)871428(OCoLC)780442552(SSID)ssj0000623561(PQKBManifestationID)11374083(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000623561(PQKBWorkID)10657422(PQKB)10728065(Au-PeEL)EBL871428(CaPaEBR)ebr10545300(CaONFJC)MIL359993(MiAaPQ)EBC871428(DLC)BP9798216028949BC(Perlego)4165234(EXLCZ)99267000000016070420240214e20122024 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUnassisted childbirth /Laura Kaplan Shanley ; foreword by Michel Odent2nd ed.Santa Barbara, Calif. :Praeger,c2012.London :Bloomsbury Publishing (UK),20241 online resource (182 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780313397158 0313397155 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- We've come a long way-- or have we? -- The dangers of medical intervention -- The psychological effects of a traumatic birth on a family -- Why physicians insist on intervening -- Personal beliefs and expectations -- Dreams, impulses, intuition, and emotions : our psychological lifeline to the inner self -- Stories of unassisted births -- The case for autonomous birth -- My story -- Conclusion -- Unassisted childbirth resources -- Bibliography -- Index. 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. Natural childbirthNatural childbirth.618.4/5Shanley Laura Kaplan1799119DLCDLCUtOrBLWBOOK9910974993603321Unassisted childbirth4342283UNINA