Beyond the Birth Plan: getting real about pain and power
A$34.99
Research tells us many postnatal challenges stem from our pre-baby life: our emotional history, childhood and even babyhood. Prenatal preparation that recognises this is crucial in protecting new mothers from postnatal depression. It is also the kind of preparation Rhea Dempsey has offered for years to women wanting the best chance of intervention-free birth in our current system. In Beyond the Birth Plan Rhea outlines this emotional preparation, drawing on brain science, psychology, midwifery research, and the personal stories of many women she has supported to birth the way they want. Whatever your intentions for labour and whatever its ultimate pathway, your real plan for your birth—and beyond—starts here.
Birth With Confidence: Savvy choices for normal birth
A$25.00
In many countries around the world, including Australia, intervention rates are well above those recommended by the World Health Organisation and climbing. In Birth with Confidence, I explain why physiological birth is almost impossible in our current birth culture—and what you can do to beat the odds. Birth With Confidence will: - Outline the benefits for mothers and babies of physiological birth - Help you understand how our current birth culture can undermine your intentions for physiological birth - Explain how the various ‘circles of influence’ around you — from your friends and family to the wider culture — can support or sabotage your birthing potential - Help you identify your own attitude to pain — your ‘pain type’ — and what it will mean for your birth - Provide practical and emotional steps you can take to raise your pain tolerance level - Give you a framework for deciding on the best caregivers and support people to help you work through any ‘crisis of confidence’ during labour.