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The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth (Sears Parenting Library)
by William Sears, Martha Sears
from Little, Brown and Company
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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Enlightening 
I had no intention of having a natural birth before reading this book. I work for a pharmaceutical company and I am fully supportive of using modern medicine, when medically necessary of course, including pain relief during childbirth. This book inspired me and empowered me to pursue a natural, drug-free birth. I still chose to have my baby in a hospital in order to have in peace of mind of being near all the medical equipment necessary should something go wrong. I changed my care provider from a brusque OB... more info
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Accurate and Honest Advice From a Doctor
Dr. Sears will tell you honestly, that each and every advised medical procedure is not a good idea. Episiotomies, doppler heart rate, ultrasound, he says plainly, that each one of these have either little or NO MEDICAL proof that they help with birth outcomes. He also clearly states that these procedures usually reduce natural births.
This is better information that I got even from most midwives! Really amazing to see it in print.
The dietary advice for pregnancy isn't accurate, advocating a low... more info
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Conflicts with Current Research!!! 
I bought this book 7 months into my pregnancy, looking for advice as to labor and delivery. Not only is the book out of date (1994) but relies heavily on research that has been proven unreliable or false. In addition, the authors write from their own experience, which sounds like a good idea, but learn this: the wife has unbelievably short labors, and bases her entire idea of labor for the rest of society on the fact that she naturally had her children in a few hours or less (actual length of labor: average... more info
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a Must Read
I read several books throughout my first pregnancy, and found this one to be the most informative. There is a chapter on relaxation during the labor process (how to focus on keeping your muscles relaxed during contractions so your uterus doesn't have to fight against them) that I found to be VERY helpful. A very educational book that I highly recommend.
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