Synopsis Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, whose landmark documentary THE BUSINESS OF BEING BORN challenged how people think about birth, have created a guide to help pregnant women make informed decisions about how and where they want to give birth. No matter where a woman feels most comfortable having her baby, whether in the hospital, at home, or a birth center, she will face a series of decisions that can be confusing and overwhelming. Lake and Epstein have boiled down the many alternatives into an easily followed guide that includes discussions as diverse as choosing an obstetrician or a midwife, having a doula, and the positives and negatives of epidurals. Pregnant women will come away fully informed and empowered. With resources.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2009-05-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 256 pages | | Height: | 9.0 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 16.0 oz |
Publisher's Note Citing unsettling cesarean and infant-mortality rates in the U.S., a guide by the celebrity producers of The Business of Being Born counsels prospective moms on the benefits of planned, unmedicated childbirth under the guidance of midwives and doulas.
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