
Natural Hospital Birth 2nd Edition
The Best of Both Worlds
Cynthia Gabriel(Author)
Harvard Common Press
2nd Edition
Published on 17. May 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-55832-917-1 (ISBN)
Description
Many mothers-to-be find themselves torn between choosing a natural childbirth with minimal medical intervention, and the peace of mind offered by instant access to life-saving technology that only a hospital can provide.
Cynthia Gabriel, a doula who has attended hundreds of births and who advises hospitals on how to facilitate low-intervention childbirths, knows that new moms can have both. In this fully updated edition of her popular and pioneering book Natural Hospital Birth, Gabriel gives moms, as well as partners and even medical personnel, concise and reassuring guidance on how to have as natural a birth as possible in a hospital setting.
Gabriel shows expectant mothers how to avoid unnecessary medical interventions, how to take the initiative and consciously prepare for the kind of birth they want, and how to prepare a birth plan to share with doctors and nurses at the hospital.
Cynthia Gabriel, a doula who has attended hundreds of births and who advises hospitals on how to facilitate low-intervention childbirths, knows that new moms can have both. In this fully updated edition of her popular and pioneering book Natural Hospital Birth, Gabriel gives moms, as well as partners and even medical personnel, concise and reassuring guidance on how to have as natural a birth as possible in a hospital setting.
Gabriel shows expectant mothers how to avoid unnecessary medical interventions, how to take the initiative and consciously prepare for the kind of birth they want, and how to prepare a birth plan to share with doctors and nurses at the hospital.
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Edition
Second Edition, New Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
100 b-w photos
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
510 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55832-917-1 (9781558329171)
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05/2018
2nd Edition
Harvard Common Press
€26.49
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Person
Cynthia Gabriel is a doula, a childbirth educator, a medical anthropologist with a PhD from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and a mother of three. She attends births and leads women's and parents' support groups in the Ann Arbor, Michigan, area, where she lives with her family. She is the author of the best-selling book Natural Hospital Birth.