Get Through Childbirth in One Piece!
How to Prevent Episiotomies and Tearing
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Health, Women&
| Author: | Elizabeth Bruce MA CCE | ISBN: | 9781469796833 |
| Publisher: | iUniverse | Publication: | June 15, 2001 |
| Imprint: | iUniverse | Language: | English |
| Author: | Elizabeth Bruce MA CCE |
| ISBN: | 9781469796833 |
| Publisher: | iUniverse |
| Publication: | June 15, 2001 |
| Imprint: | iUniverse |
| Language: | English |
80-90% of women delivering vaginally in the United States will receive an episiotomy. The vast majority of these surgeries are unnecessary and preventable. Get Through Childbirth in One Piece! tells it like it is. Using only the latest research, Elizabeth Bruce, MA, CCE, shows you how to take responsibility for your own birth. Helpful subjects include:
Proven advice for avoiding perineal damage before, during, and after delivery
Why a tear is preferable to an episiotomy
Optimal positioning for delivery
The benefits of waterbirth, doulas, and midwives
How to choose a good care provider
Building your confidence to birth
Inspiring stories from real women who have birthed babies, large and small, with their perineums intact!
80-90% of women delivering vaginally in the United States will receive an episiotomy. The vast majority of these surgeries are unnecessary and preventable. Get Through Childbirth in One Piece! tells it like it is. Using only the latest research, Elizabeth Bruce, MA, CCE, shows you how to take responsibility for your own birth. Helpful subjects include:
Proven advice for avoiding perineal damage before, during, and after delivery
Why a tear is preferable to an episiotomy
Optimal positioning for delivery
The benefits of waterbirth, doulas, and midwives
How to choose a good care provider
Building your confidence to birth
Inspiring stories from real women who have birthed babies, large and small, with their perineums intact!
