The Big Book of Birth Paperback - 2007
by Erica Lyon; Foreword by Donald Matheson
Childbirth educator Lyon offers women clear and honest advice on everything from how to choose a doctor or midwife to the realities of assisted and cesarean births. This comprehensive guide provides a wealth of information about what to "really" expect when giving birth.
Summary
Childbirth is one of the most significant events of any womans lifeand for many, also a source of enormous anxiety and fear. In The Big Book of Birth renowned childbirth educator and Realbirth Center founder Erica Lyon offers an antidote to that fear with a comprehensive and up- to-date guide to childbirth. Drawing from more than a decade of teaching expecting parents what really to expect, Lyon fills the void that currently exists in childbirth literature, offering clear, current, objective advice on everything from choosing your doctor or midwife, to the realities of assisted and cesarean births, to the many different pain-coping options you can use during delivery and proven techniques that can help you relax and often speed along your labor.
The Big Book of Birth guides women through the four stages of labor, dispelling misconceptions and providing a wealth of objective information in a warm, welcoming, and well- organized format. A long-overdue resource, The Big Book of Birth gives expectant mothers the knowledge they need to approach childbirth with confidence and joy.
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- Title The Big Book of Birth
- Author Erica Lyon; Foreword by Donald Matheson
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Plume Books, New York, N.Y
- Date 2007
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780452287686 / 0452287685
- Weight 0.72 lbs (0.33 kg)
- Dimensions 8.38 x 5.6 x 0.76 in (21.29 x 14.22 x 1.93 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical: Family
- Topical: Health & Fitness
- Topical: Women's Interest
- Library of Congress subjects Childbirth, Self-care, Health
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006100991
- Dewey Decimal Code 618.4
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