It’s only taken me forever to get through all the books I have to bring you. This one I thought was a lot of fun to bring those Mom’s out there that are expecting – new, old, first or last!

Your Best Birth is tagged as “Know All Your Options, Discover the Natural Choices, and Take Back The Birth Experience”.  It includes chapters in four different sections, such as “Your Best Birth Place” under the Know Your Options Section. This book touches on everything you can imagine when it comes to giving birth. Whether it be your first child, second, third or even last. Even for those that are old or young. It offers a section to help you layout your entire birth plan from start to finish – even bonding with your baby. It also offers resources via websites from Midwives to Post Partum Depression.

Here is a little information about the book officially -

The national C-section rate is at an all-time high of 31 percent. Are all these C-sections necessary, or are some of them done simply for the sake of convenience? Inductions seem to be the norm, but are they always needed? Today, expectant mothers are often left feeling powerless, as their instincts are replaced by drugs and routine medical procedures.

What you are about to discover is that you have a choice, and you have the power to plan the kind of birth that’s right for you-whether it is at a birth center, a hospital, or at home. In YOUR BEST BIRTH, internationally known advocates of informed choice Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein inspire women to take back the birth experience, with essential advice on:
· Positive and negative effects of epidurals, Pitocin, and other drugs and interventions
· Inducing vs. allowing your labor to progress naturally
· The truth behind our country’s staggering C-section rate
· Assembling your birth team and creating your birth plan.

With chapters such as “Obstetricians: Finding Dr. Right,” “Epidurals: You Haven’t Got Time for the Pain,” and “Electronic Monitors: Reading between the Lines,” Lake and Epstein will encourage you to consider whatever your doctor, mother, and best friend may suggest in a new light. The book also includes inspiring birth stories, including those from well-known personalities, such as Laila Ali and Cindy Crawford. Packed with crucial advice from childbirth professionals, and delivered in a down-to-earth, engaging voice, YOUR BEST BIRTH is sure to renew your confidence and put the control back where it belongs: with parents-to-be!

“Abby Epstein and Ricki Lake have taken a wonderful and constructive approach to ensuring an optimal birthing experience. Their language creates a ‘climate of confidence’ for pregnant women and their families, who must make key decisions about where, how and with whom to give birth in a health care system often unresponsive to our needs. This book is like a good friend giving wise counsel.” –Judy Norsigian, co-editor of Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth and Executive Director, Our Bodies Ourselves

This is an extremely resourceful book.  One that I truly wish I had when I was having any one of my three children. I know we are not supposed to regret the birth of our children, but with my oldest daughter it was a truly tough labor process. One that I rushed through, had complications and was very painful. While I was young, I really did need resources and understanding about the complete birth experience. By my third child, I felt more like a pro and the birth experience was much better than that of my first. Obviously.

This is truly a great read and one you could gift or use for yourself. And now I get to offer five of my lovely readers a chance to win one themselves!  By following this link you can also find the option to buy one if you chose.

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