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You're pregnant and you want the best for you and your baby. This book is a must-have manual that reveals the secrets women need to know to get the best for themselves and their babies in pregnancy and birth.
Susan Ross, an accredited midwife with 25 years experience, believes women risk their health and that of their babies by too often opting for medical intervention over natural birth. This book addresses the questions parents need to ask long before their baby arrives. And it includes case studies from women, midwives and obstetricians from hospitals, birth centres and home births - all first hand experiences that will help women make informed choices in pregnancy and birth.
It is not a 'how to have a baby' book but a manual to help parents deal with doctors, health funds, hospitals and family members so that pregnancy and birth are the best they can be.
About the Author
Susan Ross has been a midwife and child birth educator for 30 years. She lives in Sydney as a doula and educator and runs child birth classes at the Royal Hospital for Women.
| Foreword | p.xi |
| Introduction | p.xiv |
| 1. Caregivers and Support People You Can Choose | p.1 |
| 2. Where To Give Birth | p.30 |
| 3. Pre-Natal Care For You and Your Baby | p.75 |
| 4. Pre-Natal Education Programmes | p.100 |
| 5. Your Expectations of Labour | p.114 |
| 6. Stages of Labour | p.150 |
| 7. Medical Interventions | p.175 |
| 8. Post-Natal Care | p.206 |
| 9. Breastfeeding | p.216 |
ISBN: 9781864710700
ISBN-10: 1864710705
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 272
Published: 1st May 2005
Dimensions (cm): 20.9 x 13.8
x 1.9
Weight (kg): 0.26
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