From the PublisherAn authoritative guide to natural childbirth and postpartum parenting options from an MD who home-birthed her own four children. * Speaks to a new generation of parents who are concerned about the medicalization of childbirth and want current and science-based info about alternatives.About the AuthorSARAH BUCKLEY, MD, is an internationally known authority on natural birthing and parenting choices. She has published numerous articles in Mothering magazine and Midwifery Today. She lives in Brisbane, Australia. THE AUTHOR SCOOPHow long did it take you to write this book?Around ten years since I wrote the first material, and around 9 months to rewrite and put it all together.What was the hardest thing about writing a book?Combining it with looking after 4 children When did you know you were a writer?When I was 10, I told my class teacher I wanted to be an author! Favorite childhood book?I was a precocious reader, I read Jane Eyre at age 10 and loved Wuthering Heights.If you had to boil your books message down to one sentence, what would it be? Trust your body, trust your baby, follow your instincts What are you working on now? A commissioned report on the hormonal orchestration of labor If you had a superpower, what would it be? Sorting things out on every level, which includes a special talent for removing embedded hair ties from Barbie hair. is selling on worth it Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: A Doctor's Guide to Natural Childbirth and Gentle Early Parenting Choices
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. READ THIS BOOK!!By Miller HillerThis book should be in the hands of every expectant mother. The information it contains on natural childbirth, or "undisturbed birth" is eye-opening. The author has researched the subject meticulously, and includes more scientific data, backed up by referenced studies, than I have seen in any other birth/ maternity book. Alone, the section on the intricate, finely orchestrated hormones at work in the labor process is enough to dissuade me from being induced or having pain medication except in extreme circumstances. This book empowers the expectant mother with confidence in the fact that her body is capable of birthing a child without intervention. The viewpoint that birth is a medical event, or should be an expected medical emergency, could not be more wrong.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Sarah Buckley lays out all the possible interventions during pregnancy and labor in an easy to understand way looking at the BenBy RenelleI wish that all women could read this book. Sarah Buckley lays out all the possible interventions during pregnancy and labor in an easy to understand way looking at the Benefits, Risks, Alternatives and what would happen if you did nothing for the common interventions. This book was an inspiration during my pregnancy and I feel that understanding the hormones involved during labor helped me have a beautiful birth in a birth center with my midwife.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. and like that she has done some scientific research into her ...By VixI felt really positive about going into labour after reading this book, and like that she has done some scientific research into her reasons for natural birth. A few slightly alternative pieces of advice that I found a bit odd, and I was definitely naive about how hard labour was going to be, but an enjoyable book that was fun to read in the late stages of my pregnancy.