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It's time to empower yourself and just say no to giving birth
passively. This is the book that has revolutionized childbirth,
turning birthing mothers from subdued and passive "patients" to
active and empowered owners of their childbirth experience. Janet
Balaskas started a movement of women who refused to give birth
lying down and she has been teaching women about "active birth"
ever since. She emphasizes the importance of movement during labor,
the wide range of options and positions for delivery itself, and
the many natural alternatives to heavy sedation and other medical
interventions. Her book is eminently useful whether you are
planning to give birth in a hospital, a free-standing birth center,
or at home. If such options as water birth or hypno-birthing are
appealing to you, this is an essential book; at the same time, it
is non-judgmental and encourages you to give birth in whatever
manner and position you see fit. It covers: Exercises for
pregnancy, to prepare you optimally for childbirth Massage and yoga
during labor Labor and birthing positions that maximize your
comfort and encourage efficient contractions Essential tips for
birth partners, spouses, doulas, and other attendants Relaxation
and recovery exercises, for the postpartum period Janet Balaskas
shows you how to prepare for and experience a truly natural,
joyful, and empowering birth.
Pioneering birth educator and author Janet Balaskas founded the
Active Birth Movement in the 1980s.Her ideas - based on the core
principle that women should take ownership of their bodies during
birth and be free to assume upright positions in labour - have
transformed birth for women and their birth companions across the
world. In this inspiring memoir, illustrated with beautiful birth
images taken by photographer Anthea Sieveking over two decades,
Janet explains the essential philosophy of her approach and how the
Active Birth Movement has grown and helped generations of mothers
to prepare for birth, by honouring the importance of the beginning
of life and empowering them to confidently trust and follow their
instincts.
"New Active Birth" will help you and your partner prepare for and
experience an Active Birth. Naturally, throughout time and the
world over, women have chosen to walk, stand, squat, lie - to move
their bodies freely and actively to find the most comfortable
positions for labour and birth. It is only we in the west who have
the extraordinary notion that a woman should lie on her back in a
position that defies the laws of nature and gravity. With this
book, you can learn to develop all your body's resources to deal
with the instinctive experience of childbirth. It is also for
partners, teachers, midwives and everyone involved, to help mothers
get up off the delivery table and to bring back some of the common
sense which has been overlooked by modern obstetrics. "New Active
Birth" is the new and revised edition of Janet Balaskas' pioneering
and acclaimed "Active Birth" covering over 180 clear black and
white photographs and line drawings throughout. Fully updated and
extended with new information - includes sections on Water Birth
and Recovery After Birth. It offers revised and expanded prenatal
and postnatal exercises with step by step photographs. It presents
a detailed up-to-the minute section covering every aspect of Active
Birth at home and in hospital and the Active Birth Movement. Janet
Balaskas is the founder of the Active Birth Movement. The mother of
four children, she trained with the National Childbirth Trust and
is a counsellor for childbirth.
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