Your Best Birth: Know All Your Options, Discover the Natural Choices, and Take Back the Birth Experience
by Ricki Lake, Abby Epstein
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Author: Abby Epstein, Ricki LakeForeword: Jacques Moritz
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2009-05-01
ISBN: 0446538132
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Wellness Central
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- ISBN13: 9780446538138
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Book Reviews of Your Best Birth: Know All Your Options, Discover the Natural Choices, and Take Back the Birth Experience
Book Review: I liked this book.
Summary: 5 Stars
First of all, let me say that I think Ms. Lake has tackled some very hot button issues and I think she does them with savvy. She has an inherent bias in the sense that she is definitely on the side that is not looking for hospital birth. That being said I think if you are a physician or an individual that delivers in a hospital you might be put off by the tone or angle of the book. The great thing about this country and I think Ms. Lake would agree is that we can have multiple choices and women should have multiple choices when going into a delivery. This book springboards off of her bestselling video about the business of being born and it is indeed a business. I love the natural choices that are provided and while I might not agree with all of them I do like the fact that she is making this a debatable topic because that is how we all learn. I also think that doulas and midwives should have more of a say at the table but the reality is that most doctors are even governed to the point of being told what to do by their own colleges.
This book would go well with a book wirtten by physicians to help dispel any of the other misconceptions about pregnancy. Hands Off My Belly: The Pregnant Woman's Survival Guide to Myths, Mothers, and Moods is a book that talks about the natural birth experience and dispels common myths. Your Best Birth is a great addition to any pregnant woman's library and it is presented in a format that is neither insulting or scary. While the information is slightly biased I think that is what Ms. Lake would like to convey because she is passionate about her cause
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Summary of Your Best Birth: Know All Your Options, Discover the Natural Choices, and Take Back the Birth Experience
The national C-section rate is at an all-time high of 31 percent. Are all these C-sections necessary, or are some of them done simply for the sake of convenience? Inductions seem to be the norm, but are they always needed? Today, expectant mothers are often left feeling powerless, as their instincts are replaced by drugs and routine medical procedures.What you are about to discover is that you have a choice, and you have the power to plan the kind of birth that's right for you-whether it is at a birth center, a hospital, or at home. In YOUR BEST BIRTH, internationally known advocates of informed choice
? Positive and negative effects of epidurals, Pitocin, and other drugs and interventions
? Inducing vs. allowing your labor to progress naturally
? The truth behind our country's staggering C-section rate
? Assembling your birth team and creating your birth plan.
With chapters such as "Obstetricians:
"Abby Epstein and Ricki Lake have taken a wonderful and constructive approach to ensuring an optimal birthing experience. Their language creates a 'climate of confidence' for pregnant women and their families, who must make key decisions about where, how and with whom to give birth in a health care system often unresponsive to our needs. This book is like a good friend giving wise counsel." --Judy Norsigian, co-editor of Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth and Executive Director, Our Bodies Ourselves
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