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Six Practical Lessons for an Easier Childbirth: The Classic Book on the Lamaze Method
THE BIBLE FOR EVERY COUPLE PREPARING FOR THE BIRTH OF A BABY
When it was first introduced more than thirty years ago, the Lamaze method was a revolutionary childbirth technique. Since that time, it has made pregnancy and childbirth easier for millions of women, lessening their dependence on pain medications before and after birth. Elisabeth Bing’s classic book on the Lamaze method guides women through the physical and psychological challenges of pregnancy. Six Practical Lessons for an Easier Childbirth details the changes a woman can expect in her body during pregnancy, labor, and delivery and provides a complete program of exercises for increased muscular control and relaxation during childbirth. This guidebook also emphasizes the partner’s supportive role in the Lamaze method, both in preparation and in the delivery room.
This newly revised edition includes an expanded program with new photographs of exercises for every pregnant woman. Elisabeth Bing also provides more information on what to expect in the hospital, including updated information on cesarean births and the medications commonly prescribed during delivery.
Filled with vital information and reassurance, Six Practical Lessons for an Easier Childbirth will make expectant couples better prepared than ever for this joyous, rewarding experience.
When it was first introduced more than thirty years ago, the Lamaze method was a revolutionary childbirth technique. Since that time, it has made pregnancy and childbirth easier for millions of women, lessening their dependence on pain medications before and after birth. Elisabeth Bing’s classic book on the Lamaze method guides women through the physical and psychological challenges of pregnancy. Six Practical Lessons for an Easier Childbirth details the changes a woman can expect in her body during pregnancy, labor, and delivery and provides a complete program of exercises for increased muscular control and relaxation during childbirth. This guidebook also emphasizes the partner’s supportive role in the Lamaze method, both in preparation and in the delivery room.
This newly revised edition includes an expanded program with new photographs of exercises for every pregnant woman. Elisabeth Bing also provides more information on what to expect in the hospital, including updated information on cesarean births and the medications commonly prescribed during delivery.
Filled with vital information and reassurance, Six Practical Lessons for an Easier Childbirth will make expectant couples better prepared than ever for this joyous, rewarding experience.
- GenresParentingNonfiction
176 pages, Paperback
First published August 28, 1981
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September 30, 2024
My Mom gifted me this book by saying "I read this before you were born, and you were my easiest birth" so naturally, as the 5th of 5 kids, I was intrigued.
I enjoyed the format, written like a class. It's a bit of time capsule ("sit like this as you play chess with your husband at home in the evenings") since it was published in the 50s, and some of the advice is extremely outdated while some is still surprisingly unchanged in 70+ years.
I got through a 19 hour unmedicated labor with the breathing techniques. Too bad there's no chapter on emergency c sections to help me out.
I enjoyed the format, written like a class. It's a bit of time capsule ("sit like this as you play chess with your husband at home in the evenings") since it was published in the 50s, and some of the advice is extremely outdated while some is still surprisingly unchanged in 70+ years.
I got through a 19 hour unmedicated labor with the breathing techniques. Too bad there's no chapter on emergency c sections to help me out.
September 16, 2008
This is a lamaze book. It's not bad, but I didn't realize it from the title. I'm not sure I can breath my way through labor.
May 20, 2009
A physical therapist by trade, this woman who is still going strong and has to be at least 90, still teaches lamaze in New York and was a co-founder of the organization.
May 14, 2009
This book is about the Lamaze method. I decided to read up on it, but it would never work for me.
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September 17, 2008
Just couldn't get through this one.
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