Advice From a Pregnant Obstetrician : An Inside Guide

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Summary: Brasner's philosophy of birth
Review: While interesting to see inside an OB's head, her opinions didn't inform me much at all -- I thought the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist's book Planning Your Pregnancy and Birth in the current edition is more thorough, more neutral and less aggravating. Neither are my source of choice for unmedicated childbirth info, but I plan on throwing out Advice From in favor of the ACOG book.

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Summary: Fun, opinionated and easy to read with good, solid informati
Review: While purists might find Brasner's opinion that epidural anesthesia is "God's gift to pregnant women," many women who had epidurals would probably agree! Brasner offers a lot of practical information about nutrition, fetal testing, labor and delivery and a host of other concerns that pregnant women have. She is a breath of fresh air as well from the many often guilt-inducing books that encourage women to give birth "naturally," as if that were the only legitimate way to do it, or to think about every bite of food that they take during the entire 9 months of pregnancy.