The Water Birth Book: The Ideal Companion to Hypnobirthing and Active Birth - Couverture souple

Balaskas, Janet

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ISBN 10 : 1515213919 ISBN 13 : 9781515213918

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2004

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The definitive guide to using water during labour and birth Using a deep pool of warm water in labour can make the experience of giving birth shorter, easier and more comfortable for the mother, providing an alternative route to medical pain relief. When birth happens under water, this can help to make the baby’s entry into the world gentler and free from trauma. In The Water Birth Book, natural childbirth pioneer Janet Balaskas offers straight-forward guidance for both parents and midwives. This comprehensive and inspiring guide includes: · The benefits of water in labour and birth · Is a waterbirth is the best option for you? · How water can help throughout your pregnancy · How to prepare for your water birth · The best way to use a birth pool · The experience of waterbirth – personal stories

Biographie de l'auteur

Janet Balaskas, founder of the Active Birth Movement in the 1980s, is renowned internationally for her pioneering work in the filed of childbirth and has introduced revolutionary innovations to birth education and maternity care. Author of the bestselling New Active Birth, she also teaches pregnant women and their partners, and trains professionals at the Active Birth Centre.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1515213919
• ISBN 13: 9781515213918
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 318
• Éditeur: Meeus Cathy