The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth (Sears Parenting Library) - Softcover

Sears MD FRCP, William; Sears RN, Martha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316779075 ISBN 13: 9780316779074

Publisher: Little, Brown Spark, 1994

Synopsis

Prepare for a safe and joyful birth-with the help of America's foremost baby and childcare experts, William and Martha Sears.

Since women enjoy more birthing options today than ever before, the path toward a safe and satisfying birth can be fraught with important decisions. Planning, understanding the resources available to you, and developing your own birthing philosophy can make all the difference.

In this comprehensive, reassuring, and authoritative guide, Dr. Bill and Martha Sears, the pediatrics specialists whose books on pregnancy, babies, and parenting have become widely praised bestsellers, thoroughly explore the abundant choices couples face when anticipating the birth of their child. The topics covered in The Birth Book include:

• Selecting the right birthing environment and team
• preparing physically and emotionally for childbirth
• using prenatal tests and technology wisely
• defining the father's role
• selecting a childbirth class
• lessening the discomfort and speeding the process of labor
• choosing or avoiding anesthesia
• finding the birthing position that's best for you and your baby
• decreasing your chances for a cesarean birth
• turning a surgical birth into a rewarding experience

As the parents of eight children and as medical professionals with nearly three decades of experience, Dr. Bill and Martha Sears are uniquely qualified to answer virtually every question you might have about the birth process. Their one-of-a-kind guide, rich in information as well as inspiration, enables you to plan and create the birth you want.

About this title

About the Author

William Sears, M.D., is the author of more than 30 books, including Dr. Sears' L.E.A.N. Kids, which he wrote with Sean Foy.

Reviews

With expectant parents confronted with a variety of childbirth choices, the Searses, a noted husband-and-wife team (he's a pediatrician and she's a nurse), have written a guide that outlines a number of options available for birth along with pros and cons for each. Their emphasis is on the natural birth experience--without drugs and with as little intervention as possible. They provide information on alternate settings and nonphysician birth assistants. The book is well written and well organized; references and additional reading provide avenues for further information. A complement to other books on the birth process, including Gayle Peterson's An Easier Childbirth (Tarcher, 1991); recommended for consumer health/patient education collections.
- Mary J. Jarvis, Methodist Hosp. Medical Lib., Lubbock, Tex.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316779075
• ISBN 13: 9780316779074
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280