Review of 'The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth (Revised)' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I was starving for information about my options if something goes wrong during childbirth.
But it seemed like books about childbirth fell into two camps:
1. Doctors wanna cut you because it's fast and insurance pays more! Neverever let them! ("Pushed", "Misconceptions", "Spiritual Midwifery")
2. Here's a gob of conventional wisdom. Why bother reading it, when you can just put your paralyzed legs in the stirrups and do what the hospital tells you? ("What To Expect When You're Expecting", "Girlfriends' Guide")
I'd kind of given up finding out what legitimate reasons doctors might have for giving C-sections, when a doula friend loaned me "The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth." I regret that I wasted another anxious pregnant month before I dug in. TCBPC respects women and knows that childbirth mostly goes well. It is very focused on natural birth. But it also has really great info on your options …
I was starving for information about my options if something goes wrong during childbirth.
But it seemed like books about childbirth fell into two camps:
1. Doctors wanna cut you because it's fast and insurance pays more! Neverever let them! ("Pushed", "Misconceptions", "Spiritual Midwifery")
2. Here's a gob of conventional wisdom. Why bother reading it, when you can just put your paralyzed legs in the stirrups and do what the hospital tells you? ("What To Expect When You're Expecting", "Girlfriends' Guide")
I'd kind of given up finding out what legitimate reasons doctors might have for giving C-sections, when a doula friend loaned me "The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth." I regret that I wasted another anxious pregnant month before I dug in. TCBPC respects women and knows that childbirth mostly goes well. It is very focused on natural birth. But it also has really great info on your options in case something goes wrong, so you can make well-informed choices while writing a birth plan or talking to your doctor.
That's all I wanted. Balanced information. And TCBPC delivered (hardy har).
