The book "New Active Birth" will help you and your partner prepare for and experience an Active Birth. Historically, women have chosen to walk, stand, bend, and move their bodies freely to find the most comfortable positions for labor and delivery. It is only in the West that we have the strange notion that a woman should lie back in a position that goes against the laws of nature and gravity. With this book, you can learn how to develop all the resources of your body to manage the instinctive experience of birth. It is also aimed at partners, teachers, midwives, and everyone involved, to help mothers get off the delivery table and restore the common sense that has been overlooked by modern obstetrics.

"New Active Birth" is the new and revised edition of Janet Balaskas's groundbreaking and acclaimed work "Active Birth," featuring over 180 clear photographs and black-and-white sketches. It is fully updated and expanded with new information - including sections on Water Birth and Postnatal Recovery. It offers revised and expanded prenatal and postnatal exercises with step-by-step photographs. It presents a detailed and updated section covering every aspect of Active Birth at home and in the hospital, as well as the Active Birth Movement. Janet Balaskas is the founder of the Active Birth Movement. She is the mother of four children and has trained with the National Childbirth Trust and is a childbirth consultant.

Pages: 224, Dimensions: 15.9x15.9cm