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Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

By: Ina May Gaskin
Narrated by: Randye Kaye
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Drawing upon her 40-plus years of experience, Ina May Gaskin, the nation's leading midwife, shows the benefits and joys of physiological childbirth by showing women how to trust the ancient wisdom of their bodies for a healthy and fulfilling birthing experience.

Based upon the midwifery model of care that recognizes that spontaneous labor in healthy women cannot be improved upon, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth gives expectant mothers comprehensive information on everything from the all-important mind-body connection to how to give birth without technological intervention-as well as how to know when such intervention is necessary.

Filled with inspiring birth stories and practical advice, this invaluable resource includes:

  • Reducing the pain of labor without drugs and the amazing role that touch and free movement play.
  • What really happens during labor.
  • Orgasmic birth-testimonies from those who experienced it.
  • And much more...
©2003, 2019 Ina May Gaskin (P)2019 Tantor Midwife Relationships Sexual & Reproductive Health Sexual Health Inspiring Pregnancy Home Birth Child Birth
Empowering Birth Stories • Comprehensive Childbirth Information • Excellent Information • Informative Medical Insights
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Loved this book! Found it informative and encouraging, but almost stopped listening because the reading sounded like a computer program reading copy.

Amazing book, terrible reading performance

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This book is extremely informative and eye opening. I recommend all parents-to-be and already parents read it.

10/10 would recommend

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Enjoyed the info, but the flow wasn’t my favorite. I have a medical background and would have liked that part to be first and the birth stories after.

Great info. Reader sounds like a robot.

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I enjoyed this book immensely and found it highly informative, always with studies and statistics to back everything up. Some better editing – where were the pauses? – would have improved my listening experience even further. Great narration otherwise, though.

Great performance, not-so-great editing

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I enjoyed and absorbed every minute of this book! So extremely valuable as I prepare for my first child

unspeakably valuable

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Despite the author saying that her book is full of positive stories, there are at least three birthing stories that are not great to listen to as a pregnant. One story in particular ends in hospice care and eventual death for a baby. My hormones were not prepared for this story.

Let your partner go through these stories and tell you which ones to listen to, if you’re feeling sensitive and wanting positivity only.

The rest of the book is insightful and empowering I will say!!!!

Solid book, but be careful of stories at the beginning!

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This book is mind blowing. 5 stars everywhere but performance as I'm not a huge fan of the narrator but you'll get used to her. The information in this book is so liberating and will give every mother the confidence she needs to make the decisions necessary for the birth she wishes. No sugar coating here. This book covers it all!

Pregnant? Must-read!

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This book is informative and has a lot of helpful information. The person reading the books sounds just like Siri/Alexa and it’s so hard to listen to.
Read the physical copy instead.

Worst Narrator

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I really loved this book. The stories that are shared in this book cover a range of different births, with different outcomes. I loved being able to hear different experiences with pregnancy, birth, and everything in between. It offered me so much peace and reassurance wanting to do a natural birth, knowing that *most stories ended positively and the mother feeling empowered. It helps set your mind up for success being able to understand different scenarios and gives a lot of valuable information to make informed decisions during your birth process. If you can get past the robot-y voice, this is a very very necessary book for women considering a natural birth!

Empowering, Inspiring, and Beautiful!

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Very important knowledge to have for all expectant parents. Feel equipped and confident to go into childbirth after this fabulous reading.

So valuable!!

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