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Your Best Birth: Know All Your Options, Discover the Natural Choices, and Take Back the Birth Experience : The national C-section rate is at an all-time high of 31 percent. Are all these C-sections necessary, or are some of them done simply for the sake of convenience? Inductions seem to be the norm, but are they always needed? Today, expectant mothers are often left feeling powerless, as their instincts are replaced by drugs and routine medical procedures. What you are about to discover is that you have a choice, and you have the power to plan the kind of birth that's right for you - whether it is at a birth center, a hospital, or at home. In Your Best Birth, internationally known advocates of informed choice Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein inspire women to take back the birth experience, with essential advice on: Positive and negative effects of epidurals, Pitocin, and other drugs and interventions. Inducing vs. allowing your labor to progress naturally. The truth behind our country's staggering C-section rate. Assembling your birth team and creating your birth plan. The book also includes inspiring birth stories, including those from well-known personalities, such as Laila Ali and Cindy Crawford. Packed with crucial advice from childbirth professionals, and delivered in a down-to-earth, engaging voice, Your Best Birth is sure to renew your confidence and put the control back where it belongs: with parents-to-be!

Categoría		Sub-Categoría
Salud y Bienestar		Pregnancy & Childbirth

ISBN 13:9780446538138
ISBN 10:0446538132
Formato:Tapa Dura
Idioma:Inglés
Páginas:238
Tamaño:9.50" l x 6.00" w x 1.00" h
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