eBook - ePub
Silent Knife
Cesarean Prevention and Vaginal Birth after Cesarean (VBAC)
- 464 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Silent Knife
Cesarean Prevention and Vaginal Birth after Cesarean (VBAC)
About this book
The bible of cesarean prevention. Wall Street Journal A landmark event, which will change the course of obstetric care by giving parents the informtion they need to make the decisions that are best for their own families. Comprehensive, highly readable, sensitive . . . should be read by everyone who cares about someone. Marian Tompson Director, Alternative Birth Crisis Coalition American Academy of Medicine Required reading for all childbirth professionals and prospective parents. Journal of Gynecological Nursing
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword by Leo Sorger, M.D.
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 • Introduction
- Chapter 2 • The Knife Unsheathed: Cesarean Section in the United States
- Chapter 3 • Voices of the Victims (Letters from Cesarean Mothers)
- Chapter 4 • Grieving . . . and Healing
- Chapter 5 • Of Sound Mind and Belly: Uterine Dependability
- Chapter 6 • The Fallacy o f Natural Childbirth
- Chapter 7 • Increasing Your Potential for Normal Birth: Nutrition and Exercise
- Chapter 8 • Diagnostic Time Bombs?
- Chapter 9 • Birth Interventions and Their Consequences
- Chapter 10 • Paternal Perspectives
- Chapter 11 • Labor Support
- Chapter 12 • Mindscapes
- Chapter 13 • Planning Your Birth
- Chapter 14 • In Case a Cesarean Is Necessary
- Chapter 15 • Voices o f VBAC (Letters from VBAC Mothers)
- Chapter 16 • Cesarean Deliverance
- Appendices
- References
- About the Contributors
- index
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