Friday 10 February 2012

Best Books to Read

By Peter Mac


Families are flooded by media about pregnancy and childbirth. Publishers happily send free magazines, TV shows are devoted to the topic and even full websites have been born to share information about the method of pregnancy and childbirth. If that weren't enough to stop an expectant mom from buying a book on the subject, when she arrives at the book store she finds herself looking through shelves of books trying to find just the right one.

It is worth it to get a book, if you know exactly what you are looking out for. Every book is dissimilar, written for a different purpose by an author with a unique experience. The following books are five of the Best Books to Read about pregnancy and childbirth, but they may not all be good matches for you. Choose the book or books that have got the best possibilities of answering your questions in a way you can relate to.

Best Books to Read - For Fun

Birthing from Within by Pam England and Rob Horowitz is in no fashion your everyday childbirth text. Written by a midwife, it talks about the spiritual, emotional and mental issues surrounding birth missed by most other authors. Rather than letting you know what to do, the book is intended to help you discover who you are and where your strengths lie. This is done through games, art projects and a selection of other activities. Mummies who are trying to find something other than the nuts and bolts of pregnancy will find Birthing from Within a welcome treat. However , mothers who are trying to find answers may find the book too imprecise and scattered and would do better to pair this book with another more intentional about answering questions.

Best Books to Read - For Education

Pregnancy, Birth and the Newly born by Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley and Ann Keppler covers everything you could think to make an inquiry about the entire child bearing year. Written very much like a text book, this complete guide is well indexed and follows a logical sequence with charts to help you quickly find and compare information. The authors ' experience as nurses, birth educators and doulas is displayed in the large range of information they share, from the physical process to how it feels and what to do about it. Mummies who are pregnant for the first time, or want to understand more on the process of pregnancy and childbirth will love reading this book cover to cover. Experienced mums who know the basics will find advantages in looking up answers to specific questions.

Best Books to Read - For Info

New Active Birth by Janet Balaskas shares the data you have to know to work with your body during work. Moving beyond the basics of what options are available and what different terms mean, Active Birth explains the movements of the baby thru the pelvis and the way to help your baby make these moves. Created by a childbirth educator, the book not only explains what to do, but why you must do it based on good body technicians. With exercises for pregnancy to help you learn how to move your pelvis, this is the ideal book for any ma trying to find the next step of info to help her prepare for work. Mums without prior birth experience may find the book too targeted on position and movement of work to answer all their questions and should use it in combination with another book.

Best Books to Read - For Courage

Ina May's Guide to Birth by Ina May Gaskin is drafted in such a warm style you are feeling as if the writer is a reliable friend sharing her experience. Instead of being cold-blooded, Ina May's Guide treats birth as a ordinary, healthy event and celebrates the superb experiences girls have during pregnancy and labor. Not shy about answering embarrassing questions, and not to content to admit mistakes, the writer, a midwife experienced in homebirth, teaches you about labor from her first hand experiences. Most mummies will feel much more confident in their ability to give birth after reading this book, however a few mums find it tough to read because of the non-standard terminology used (i.e. Rushes rather than contractions).

Best Books to Read - For a Challenge

The Thinking Woman's Guide to Birth by Heci Goyer is a summary of the medical research on pregnancy and birth. Rather than saying "do what your doctor tells you and you'll be OK," The Thinking Woman's Guide challenges you to pay attention to what has happened to your body and to be a part of the decision. Making process. The writer, a prize winning medical writer specializing in birth issues, holds nothing back when exposing common misunderstandings and myths that may harm you during work. With information about the way to avoid needless procedures, and guidance about the best way to make the procedures better if you need them, most mums will find this book irreplaceable as they prepare for birth. Nevertheless the text of the book is full of research observations and mas who get overpowered with too much information might prefer to commence with the advantages and drawbacks of each chapter, reading the text if they need or want more info on a subject.




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