Six Practical Lessons for Easier Childbirth

by Elisabeth D. Bing

Once a revolutionary new childbirth technique, The Lamaze Method is now accepted by the obstetric profession and by millions of American mothers and fathers. This revised edition of Elisabeth Bing's famous "little black book" provides you with the basics, plus some new pointers.

Genres: Womens, Parenting, Nonfiction

138 pages, Unbound

First published August 28, 1981

Reviews

[Marla · Rating 4 out of 5]

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with your husband at home in the evenings") since it was published in the 50s, and some of the advice is extremely outdated while some is still surprisingly unchanged in 70+ years.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.

[Sarah Wu · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Deena Scintilla · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Karen · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is about the Lamaze method. I decided to read up on it, but it would never work for me.

[Wolf]

I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
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[Magda · Rating 1 out of 5]

Just couldn't get through this one.