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American edition
ISBN: 978 1 906619 01 5

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Betty-Anne Daviss, midwife, consultant and adjunct professor:

Sylvie has done a great job of bringing a resonant dimension, the literature and common sense together in one book for parents who are as new at this process as are their newborns. She has created a prescription for healthy birth in a 10-step approach to keep parents focused on what is important...

 

About this book:
  • It's specially geared to the needs of American families
  • Size, photos and language are all different from the British titles on birth
  • 538 pages are packed with information
  • There's a full week-by-week guide to pregnancy
  • Information on pain relief and interventions is provided
  • There are 100 birth stories, 180 comments and 6 sample birth plans from over 200 different contributors
  • Accounts are about getting pregnant, finding appropriate care,  experiencing a range of healthy outcomes, dealing with past sexual abuse, twins, triplets and breech babies and losing weight after the birth! There are also accounts about c-sections.
  • Detailed information is provided on the normal, healthy processes so you know what to expect and don't feel afraid
  • Guidelines are provided on facilitating the normal, healthy processes
  • There are interviews with nurse-midwives and other experts
  • Contributors include Jan Tritten and Elise Hansen of Midwifery Today, Bill Bryson, Janet Balaskas, Deborah Jackson, Angela Horn and Michel Odent
  • There's a comprehensive, quick-reference glossary of terms
  • There are 176 greyscale photographs
  • Forewords are by Michel Odent
  • and Sheila Kitzinger
Janet Balaskas, talking about this book...
This is a very important book for our times, when we sure have gotten this whole process of birth wrong. I heartily congratulate Sylvie for her passion and all the work that went into compiling and writing this book.

And a comment from an American editor and mother...
Your book is so thorough, so good. I feel as if I know you now. What an instinctive book it is! I look forward to sharing it with all who I come into contact with. You've been amazing in your thoroughness.

In the words of a prenatal teacher and mother-of-four:
What every mom-to-be will want to know, put simply and clearly.