Hypnobirthing: Practical Ways to Make Your Birth Better

This was a marvelous book! Very informative and I learned a lot of new information after having two babies 25+ years ago getting ready for my daughter to have a baby. The only thing I didn’t care for was the author minimizing every woman to a neutral gender. Disappointing that the most wonderful miracle that can happen only to a woman is minimized because of a society that cares more not to offend the few while being okay to offend the many. Makes no sense, but the book otherwise is fabulous!!

I loved the first bits of the book where she talks about birthing positions and breathing techniques but the book VERY quickly, strongly, and consistently becomes anti-medical establishment. Despite some worrying stats. First time mums giving birth at home have twice as high a chance of having negative outcomes but this is glossed over. And time and time again she coaches the audience to question medical advice in favour non-intervention - and not in a neutral or unbiased manner. Example - inductions, she pits “known risks versus supposed benefits”. Ie the risks are real and the benefits are not. Both benefits and risks are real! I dunno…I’m about 2/3 the way through and thinking to junk the book altogether

Ein Buch, das gelesen werden muss Auf jeden Fall eines der Bücher in den Top 5 für schwangere Frauen. Sehr praktisch, echt, ich liebe es.

Me lo ha consigliato la mia ostetrica e non so se esiste in italiano, ma è DA LEGGERE. Dopo una pessima prima esperienza di parto, non potevo affrontare il secondo senza informarmi di più. Mi ha informata su tantissime cose riguardanti il parto e quanto avrei voluto averlo durante la mia prima gravidanza!! Lo considero come l'ABC della gravidanza e del parto, con esercizi chiari, efficaci, pratici e facili da seguire."

Perfect to understand the journey