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Summary: Excellent Book..and it worked for me!
Review: I always knew my experience of giving birth to a child was different from that of most of my friends, and I always believed that was because I had studied this book and truly wasn't afraid. It was one of the most glorious experiences of my life! Now my step-daughter is expecting a baby and I want her memories to be as thrilling as mine are. Information is a great reducer of fear, and when we're not afraid we can breath the way we need to to help our baby be born. This book tells all you need to know.
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Summary: The title says it all.
Review: I always knew my experience of giving birth to a child was different from that of most of my friends, and I always believed that was because I had studied this book and truly wasn't afraid. It was one of the most glorious experiences of my life! Now my step-daughter is expecting a baby and I want her memories to be as thrilling as mine are. Information is a great reducer of fear, and when we're not afraid we can breath the way we need to to help our baby be born. This book tells all you need to know.
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Summary: The best book on childbirth period
Review: I don't know why this gem of a book is out of print. It is simply the best book on childbirth ever written. In the 1940's Dick-Reed went out on a limb and was WAY ahead of his time on the subject of natural childbirth. He pioneered the idea that childbirth does not have to be a painful and awful experience. As a result, he was ridiculed (and worse) by his peers in the medical community.The theme of this book is that childbirth is a natural and normal process, and can be pain-free if fear is destroyed. Fear causes the body to produce adrenaline, which causes the uterus and cervix to tighten, which causes pain. And the vicious cycle begins. Dick-Reed explains how to overcome fear to prepare you for a pain-free enjoyable birth for you and your baby. Dick-Reed backs up his theories by studying natural childbirth in other countries, places where women are not brainwashed into thinking childbirth has to be painful. He witnessed these women squat and have babies easily without much fuss or discomfort, because they did not expect pain. Modern methods of pain-free natural childbirth, such as hypnobirthing based on Dick-Reed's research. So why not get it straight from the horse's mouth?
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Summary: The best book on childbirth period
Review: I don't know why this gem of a book is out of print. It is simply the best book on childbirth ever written. In the 1940's Dick-Reed went out on a limb and was WAY ahead of his time on the subject of natural childbirth. He pioneered the idea that childbirth does not have to be a painful and awful experience. As a result, he was ridiculed (and worse) by his peers in the medical community. The theme of this book is that childbirth is a natural and normal process, and can be pain-free if fear is destroyed. Fear causes the body to produce adrenaline, which causes the uterus and cervix to tighten, which causes pain. And the vicious cycle begins. Dick-Reed explains how to overcome fear to prepare you for a pain-free enjoyable birth for you and your baby. Dick-Reed backs up his theories by studying natural childbirth in other countries, places where women are not brainwashed into thinking childbirth has to be painful. He witnessed these women squat and have babies easily without much fuss or discomfort, because they did not expect pain. Modern methods of pain-free natural childbirth, such as hypnobirthing based on Dick-Reed's research. So why not get it straight from the horse's mouth?
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Summary: Remembering My First Pregnancy
Review: I gave birth to my first child thirty four years ago. After hearing the usual 'horror' stories from friends and family members I became really apprehensive and dreaded the birth. However, after reading a review of Childbirth Without Fear I managed to obtain a copy which changed my whole outlook. I went into labour hoping that my childbirth would be eased thanks to the reassurance given and indeed it was. Through that birth and two subsequent deliveries I was truly helped by reading this wonderful book and cannot believe that it has been allowed to go out of print. Now I need a copy for my daughter and am hoping that someone will have a one as my daughter is as apprehensive as I was all those years ago.
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Summary: Remembering My First Pregnancy
Review: I gave birth to my first child thirty four years ago. After hearing the usual 'horror' stories from friends and family members I became really apprehensive and dreaded the birth. However, after reading a review of Childbirth Without Fear I managed to obtain a copy which changed my whole outlook. I went into labour hoping that my childbirth would be eased thanks to the reassurance given and indeed it was. Through that birth and two subsequent deliveries I was truly helped by reading this wonderful book and cannot believe that it has been allowed to go out of print. Now I need a copy for my daughter and am hoping that someone will have a one as my daughter is as apprehensive as I was all those years ago.
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Summary: Publishers, Please Reprint this Book
Review: I guess I am the second generation of mothers who have read this book. A friend gave me an old copy 5 years ago before the (natural) birth of my first child, and I read it again last year after the (natural) birth of my second child. It made childbirth a wonderful experience. Now I want to buy a copy of this short paperback that should cost about $10 for my expecting sister, and it's out of print and selling for up to $200?!!?? Publishers, obvously there is a market for this book. Please reprint it!
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Summary: Excellent Book..and it worked for me!
Review: I read this book already believing that childbirth didn't necessarily have to be the horrible painful experience most people warn you about..and reading this book just confirmed all my beliefs. When I had my first child, my labor from beginning to end was only 3.5 hours, contractions, while powerful, DID NOT HURT, and I pushed only 4 times to give birth to my beautiful healthy daughter, all without medication of any kind. It was a great experience, and I firmly believe that much of the pain people feel is caused by their own fears and their reaction to that fear, ie, tensing up. I recommend this book to everyone I know who is having a baby!
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Summary: childbirth without fear/wonderful experience!
Review: I read this book over 25 yrs ago,living in a small northern Michigan town there were no "prepaired childbirth" classes This was the best information avaible! I had no pain and no fear It was truly a wonderful experience. Even my husband didn't think I was in labor because I didn't act like the women in the movies! My daughters will soon be needing this book and alas I lent my copy to someone and never got it back I hope they will reprint this book and make it avaible to all women so they too may have a wonderfull delivery without drugs!
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Summary: childbirth without fear/wonderful experience!
Review: I read this book over 25 yrs ago,living in a small northern Michigan town there were no "prepaired childbirth" classes This was the best information avaible! I had no pain and no fear It was truly a wonderful experience. Even my husband didn't think I was in labor because I didn't act like the women in the movies! My daughters will soon be needing this book and alas I lent my copy to someone and never got it back I hope they will reprint this book and make it avaible to all women so they too may have a wonderfull delivery without drugs!
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