A spotty, uneven guide for the father as labor coach. Jones, a
certified childbirth educator, integrates a poetic view of birth
with his routine medical information: in transition, we learn, "a
woman becomes a primitive, elemental being in the grip of a
creative power far greater than we can understand," He relates
numerous case stories as he skips around through the basics of a
new father's concerns ("We Are Pregnant"); the progression of
labor; hints to help the laboring mother (relaxation techniques,
massage); the immediate after-birth period; "Special Situations"
(inducing labor, caesareans); and the place of family and friends
at a birth (follow the personal wishes of the mother). This is all
routine advice, with no subject explored in depth or at length
(though Jones does cite a close encounter with a skunk en route to
hospital to illustrate a "special situation" that might arise). For
special attention to father's and couple's concerns, see instead
Janice Presser's When Two Become Three (p. 407); for specifics on
support during birth, Elisabeth Noble's Childbirth with Insight
(1983). (Kirkus Reviews)
Sharing Birth is excellent. . . .There isn't a pregnant father
anywhere who would not benefit from reading, or even just skimming,
this book. All you pregnant mothers out there, don't wait for your
husband to discover, purchase, and read this book. Get it yourself
and give it to him. You'll be glad you did. And he will be glad you
did, also. David Stewart, Ph.D., NAPSAC International Give the
expectant father you know a copy of Sharing Birth. It will give him
the information he needs to be prepared for that event whether it
takes place at home, in the hospital, or in a birth center. And for
that his wife, his baby, and he will thank you! Marian Thompson, La
Leche League International This classic, step-by-step guide for
anyone planning to help a woman through labor shows precisely what
to do to reduce the mother's fear and pain during labor, support
her through childbirth, and help her during the first days after
the baby is born, enhancing parent-infant bonding as well as
reducing the chance of postpartum blues. Sharing Birth gives the
father the confidence to take an active part in this miracle, the
birth of a child.
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