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Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally

By: Janet Balaskas
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard Common Press,U.S.
ISBN: 1558320385
ISBN-13: 9781558320383
Released: 31 Dec 1994
RRP: £9.99
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Practical and well written - By: Mrs. K. A. Wheatley, 15 Feb 2001
Having had four children of her own, Balaskas is the person to go to to find out about active birth. You know the information she gives you has been tried & tested, by her! What I found most useful about this book were the yoga postures which she sets out that help during pregnancy & birth. I used them myself & they made a big difference to me. The pictures were easy to follow & I enjoyed it because it alllowed me to practice in the privacy of my own home. Something quite important when you're the size of a smalll basking shark!
Informative and balanced - By: caryn@sharpstoneskinner.co.uk, 29 Apr 2000
The book builds up a case for active birth very well. It avoids unresearched comments about "conventional" births so that its arguments for active birth stand on their own with no need to critsise or condemn other methods.

It offers information, support & intelligent advice & guidance - something I have found lacking elsewhere. It has given me the confidence to proceed with the home birth of my third child & is an excellent way to inform your birth helpers as to what you want to achieve.

The appraoch makes sense physicallly as well as emotionallly & makes its points quietly & without sensational claims for it being the only way. This I respect & therefore accept the concept more readily.

Finallly, it is refreshing to read a book around birth that clearly considers its readers to be able to make their own minds up based on good facts & well laid out information.