Husband-Coached Childbirth (Fifth Edition) by Robert A Bradley Md

Husband-Coached Childbirth (Fifth Edition) by Robert A Bradley Md

Now completely revised and updated for today's parents-to-be...

The book that started a revolution in the birthing experience and helped millions of women and their partners to a safe and natural childbirth.

The Bradley Method has changed the way men and women--and the medical establishment--think about childbirth today. Now this new, updated edition of the groundbreaking work by Robert A. Bradley, M.D., has all the information you need to approach a natural childbirth safely, confidently, and wisely. From the reasons to choose the Bradley Method to the steps you will take as your birth day approaches--and after the birth of your baby--this book is designed to help couples share completely in the birthing experience.

*Build better, deeper, and more trusting communication skills with your partner in preparation for a drug-free childbirth

*Learn the physical, emotional, and mental relaxation techniques essential to a natural childbirth

*Discover how you and your doctor can work together toward your natural delivery

*Monitor your weight, nutrition, and your overall well-being during pregnancy

*Use natural prevention methods for the most common pregnancy problems

*Get the most out of the bonding experience you will share with your baby and your partner

With its time-tested wisdom, medical soundness, and reassuring first-person accounts of natural childbirth, this book is the "gold standard" of childbirth books. The Bradley Method is an essential guide for anyone considering childbirth without unnecessary medications or medical intervention and to share fully in your child's arrival into the world.

Susan McCutcheon is an award-winning science educator and Certified Childbirth Educator, having studied directly under Dr. Robert Bradley in his first teacher training. She has taught thousands of couples the Bradley Method(R) over 50 years, and is a conference speaker and instructor at teacher training workshops across the U.S. She has served on the Hawaii State Health Plan Development Committee and the Hawaii State Regionalization of Perinatal Care Committee. She is currently teaching the Bradley Method(R) in Portland, Oregon, and is an active Certified Doula. She's had three natural births herself, using what she teaches others: the incredibly effective Bradley Method(R) techniques!

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ISBN 13	9780553385168
ISBN 10	055338516X
Title	Husband-Coached Childbirth (Fifth Edition)
Author	Robert A Bradley Md
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2008-05-20
Number of pages	384
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.