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Active Birth : The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally, Revised Edition | 
 enlarge | Author: Janet Balaskas
Publisher: Harvard Common Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 20032
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 275
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.7
ISBN: 1558320385
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.4
EAN: 9781558320383
ASIN: 1558320385
Publication Date: March 25, 1992
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Product Description
Revolutionary natural-childbirth book by world-renowned authority promotes comfort and safety.
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 Very Informative and A Must Read For Pregnancy July 7, 2008
I read this when I was first expecting. This is an easy book to read and understand. It gave detailed information as to what to expect during labor and how to prepare myself emotionally and physically. Throughout my pregancy I constantly referred back to this book. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is expecting. This book helped to allievate my fears and was encouraging in the sense that my body was designed to give birth naturally without any interventions. Fantastic book!
Practical and reassuring March 16, 2008
In searching for a good guide to natural childbirth, I read several titles from our library. The Bradley method felt a little too prescriptive (counting breaths, etc.), hypnobirthing a bit far-fetched. Henci Goer's important text is enough to scare anyone, but an essential read. Sheila Kitzinger's complete guide was very thorough and smart, but of everything, I chose to buy this instead. The yoga-based exercises are adaptable to multi-levels and presented in a great flow, and the birthing information emphasizes knowing and trusting your own body, with plenty of background on the natural processes of labor. For a woman who wants to be free to move around and labor comfortably, who believes in her own strength, flexibility, and resilience, I'd highly recommend Active Birth.
Excellent book December 7, 2007
This is a great book for preparing for labor. The descriptions of labor experiences, the evaluation of the state of the medical field surrounding birth, and the recommendations for positions and excercises are excellent. This author is very good with words. The excercises and positions go way beyond and more in-depth than what I learned in Bradley classes in my pregnancy. The message of being an active birthing woman rather than passive recipient of birth is simple and ancient but revolutionary. It really does have the potential to change one's experience completely, making for a safer birth and more fulfilled mother.
Neccessary book for a first time mother November 8, 2007
Excellent explanation of the birth process, how to cope with labor, and pre- and post- natal yoga-type exercises. Lots of pictures help illustrate what to do. Most of all I love the way this book is written. It really helped to relieve a lot of anxieties I had with my first child.
 good exercises October 23, 2007
This book was so-so. I gave it 4 stars b/c of the exercise illustrations. I believe are extremely important. Some of illustrations are of actual people giving birth or laboring. I found the examples of different laboring and birthing positions to be the books plus side. The information though was nothing different from other birthing books.
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