Homebirth: The Essential Guide to Giving Birth Outside of the Hospital
Kitzinger ( The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth , LJ 3/1/81; 1989. rev. ed.) examines alternatives to hospital births, conceding that this is not the right choice for everyone. She outlines important considerations in choosing a birth setting, then details the process of preparing for birth at home or in a birth center. She also offers information valuable to expectant parents regardless of their choice of birth setting. The book, which is quite readable and fairly well referenced, also includes a short list of birth centers and organizations that can provide further information specific to local areas. A nice addition for all popular medical collections.- KellyJo Houtz Parish, Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City Sch. of Medicine Lib.Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.