Unassisted childbirth
By: Laura Kaplan Shanley ; foreword by Michel Odent
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780313397158; 9780313397165
Subjects: Natural childbirth
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: We've come a long way; title: or have we?; title: The dangers of medical intervention; title: The psychological effects of a traumatic birth on a family; title: Why physicians insist on intervening; title: Personal beliefs and expectations; title: Dreams, impulses, intuition, and emotions : our psychological lifeline to the inner self; title: Stories of unassisted births; title: The case for autonomous birth; title: My story; title: Conclusion; title: Unassisted childbirth resources; title: Bibliography; title: Index.