Beautiful Birth : Practical Techniques That Help You Achieve a Happier and More Natural Labour and Delivery

A practical guide to preparing the body and mind for birth

Providing the tools of touch, breathing and visualization, and postures and physical preparation, all of which can ease pain and promote progress, this book explains how to practice the techniques during pregnancy and how to adapt them, if necessary, in labor. The techniques are easy to learn and practice and are suitable for all types of deliveries. The book guides both partners through the labor and delivery experience pinpointing when specific techniques will be most effective for pain relief or help in progressing the baby's descent. Even if medical intervention is required, the breathing and visualization techniques, postures, and massage routines demonstrated in the book can help make the birth a more positive experience.