Jane Dwinell has written an important book using real-life
scenarios to illustrate her unique philosophy of childbirth, one
that can only inspire women to take greater control over how and
where they give birth. From her vantage point as a birth attendant,
Dwinell recounts the moving birth experiences of twenty different
women. Thus the reader learns that there are no right or wrong ways
to give birth. In fact, the author shows how satisfying it can be
for women to exercise their own strength, power and choice in the
birth process instead of yielding to unnecessary technological and
medical interventions. Birth, she says, is a process of wellness,
not illness. Hence, most women don't need medication to help them
deal with normal birth pains if they have the proper empowering
support during labor.
When women give birth in a comfortable setting of their choice,
the medical wrongs against them, committed in hospitals in the name
of safety and technology, are prevented. In the face of opposition
from an entrenched segment of the medical establishment, Dwinell
dares the view that hospital care should not be routine but should
be given only with good reason and the women's permission. For
pregnant women and their partners, "Birth StorieS" makes a
convincing argument that under normal circumstances wach women's
intuitive knowledge and individual resources can help her to labor
and deliver successfully in her own way. Nurses, midwives, doctors,
and birth educators will find it useful to realize that there are
many ways to give birth . . . that it is important for the family
to be together and make their own choices . . . and that pregnant
women can have safe births without excessive medical intervention.
This book can also serve as a guide for professionals who want to
develop this type of birthing model within their own
institution.
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