Positive Birth Preparation: Everything I Wish I Had Known Before Giving Birth

by Melanie Rossiter

This empowering book includes a number of practical tools that women can use in their birth preparation, whether having a hospital or a home birth. It will equip you with confidence and help you to see how special the female body is. Melanie is passionate about helping women to empower themselves with the right questions if suggestions are made during pregnancy or when in labour. There is a strong emphasis on how fear affects physiology in labour and how women can support themselves with this, however the birth unfolds. Melanie Rossiter is a hypnobirthing practitioner with her own birth preparation programme. She is also a maternity reflexologist and pregnancy massage therapist, who has spent many years working with pregnant women. She combines her own experience with her extensive training to offer advice to women who are embarking on the journey to becoming a mum.

137 pages, Paperback

Published December 13, 2019

Reviews

[Elara Vancroft · Rating 5 out of 5]

This empowering guide blends personal experience with practical tools to reduce fear and build confidence. Rossiter explains the mind–body connection clearly and offers supportive strategies for any birth setting. A compassionate, informative resource that helps women self-advocate, stay grounded, and prepare for a positive, more informed labour—and calmer experiences.

[Megan Lock · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was great to gain an insight into hypnobirthing and has made me feel positive and confident about giving birth. I am now considering purchasing the online course to practice the techniques in order to help with my labour

[MonsterJuice · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book offers a clear introduction to hypnobirthing that really helped shift our mindset. My wife in particular feels much more empowered and confident about the birthing process now. We're even thinking of signing up for the course to properly learn the techniques for her labor.