There is an interview with the instructor as one of the bonus features and she talks about her planned homebirth which progressed very quickly and so she ended up having an unplanned unassisted birth, which I thought was cool. She also talks about using hypnosis to prepare for birth. Ever since I "met" Sheridan online, my ears perk up whenever I hear someone mention using hypnosis in labor!
As far as books, I only finished reading The Very Important Pregnancy Program by Gail Brewer. I didn't really like it that much. The emphasis on nutrition was intense! I recognize that nutrition is very important, but I wonder if it is the total end all be all that this book presents! Also, basically I collect books like this in order to glean new information or coping techniques to share in birth classes. I was interested that in this ENTIRE book there was basically ONE coping strategy, which was to do progressive relaxation in which a "wave" of relaxation passes through your body during each contraction. She even says that this technique might get "boring" since you have to do it for several hours of contractions, but doesn't really offer anything else! I forget that some approaches to birth preparation are much more passive than my own approach--the emphasis of this book, and in the Bradley book, is to lie still on your side basically the whole labor doing this relaxation technique the whole time. No thanks!
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Hi,
Hmmm, I thought one could do a pelvic tilt on all fours, walking meditation too, during labor. But I may be confusing what was in my Bradley book(s), and the actual taking of the Bradley Childbirth Method.
Gaileee
Well, my mention was definitely an oversimplification of Bradley! Bradley does have many good things to offer (I LOVE their "emotional signposts of labor" concept) and has contributed a lot to the field.
Similarly to the book I was writing about though, there is a major emphasis on side-lying relaxation, maybe not as THE only method of coping, but as the prime means of coping with contractions (in the Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way book).
Best wishes,
Molly
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