Title: The complete book of pregnancy and childbirth
First published: 1984
Description: Kitzinger provides candid information about what mothers need to know, ranging from ways to navigate the technical landscape of hospital births to making the personal choices of a water home birth. Her "empowerment language" no longer assumes there is a marriage, replacing references to "a man" with "birthing partner." Discussing "birth rooms" rather than delivery rooms, she encourages readers to construct a birth plan, make their own space, and choose an effective birth companion.
Subjects: Childbirth, Labor, Popular works, Pregnancy, Obstetric Labor, Grossesse, Accouchement