A long overdue update of her Spiritual Midwifery, this book is packed with solid information on how mothers birth babies, and what support will enable the safest births for mothers and babies. It's not the normal hospital routine! I'm not big on birth stories, but for those who are, the first half of the book is stories. The second half is well-documented information on how birth works. The appendix has stats for the Farm's decades of births, and they have amazing results, even including "high risk" mothers. Great information for people who think homebirth is crazy and unsafe. My favorite part is her ending thought:
"Remember this, for it is as true as true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are not a machine. The Creator is not a careless mechanic. Human female bodies have the same potential to give birth well as aardvarks, lions, rhinoceri, elephants, moose, and water buffalo. Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body."
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ISBN-10: 0553381156
368 pages
2003 Bantam
~S~
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