Husband-Coached Childbirth (Fifth Edition) The Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth

Name: Husband-Coached Childbirth (Fifth Edition) The Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth
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ISBN: 9780553385168

ISBN-10: 055338516X

ISBN-13: 9780553385168

Edition: 5th 2008

Authors: Robert A. Bradley, Marjie Hathaway, Jay Hathaway, James Hathaway, Jay Hathaway

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Now completely revised and updated for today's parents-to-be... The book that started a revolution in the birthing experience and helped millions of women and their partners to a safe and natural childbirth. The Bradley Method has changed the way men and women—and the medical establishment—think about childbirth today. Now this new, updated edition of the groundbreaking work by Robert A. Bradley, M.D., has all the information you need to approach a natural childbirth safely, confidently, and wisely. From the reasons to choose the Bradley Method to the steps you will take as your birth day approaches—and after the birth of your baby—this book is designed to help couples share completely in…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/20/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.15" wide x 8.23" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Preface to the Fifth Edition


Preface to the Fourth Edition


Foreword



Introduction



The Theory of Natural Childbirth



"It's Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature"



Where Do Fathers Fit in?



Preparation and First-Stage Labor What Do Animals Do?



Second-Stage Labor and Birth Squatting and Pushing



The Coach's Training Rules



How to Live with A Pregnant Wife



"Does My Wife Have to Be 'Cut' (Have an Episiotomy)?"



When Will the Baby Come?



Postpartum and Family Relations



Husband's Role in Breast-Feeding



The Nature of Instinct



Research Catches Up with the Bradley Method



Obstacles to Overcome



Pregnancy Loss



"Daddy Helped Born Me"



Nutrition in Pregnancy



Pregnancy Problems: Natural Prevention



Pregnancy Problems: Natural Healing



Bradley Moms' Perspectives and Stories



Bradley Dads' Perspectives and Stories



Photographing a Birth



Dad's Coaching Tips


Index


About the Authors