Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-249) and index.
Contents
You can do it -- Feeling safe -- Getting attached to your birth plan -- Creating a supportive team -- Extra support for special circumstances -- What labor feels like: a guide to sensations -- Early labor: at home -- Active labor: taking your time -- Active labor: coping with meaningful pain -- Active labor: when progress slows -- Active labor: concerns about your baby's heart rate -- Pushing and giving birth -- After labor -- Birth your way -- Common medical interventions and how to avoid them.
Summary
Offers expectant mothers seeking natural childbirth in a hospital a detailed look at pregnancy and labor, explaining how to create a mutually supportive relationship among birth-care providers and make informed choices.
