Husband-Coached Childbirth (Fifth Edition): The Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth

Now completely revised and updated for today's parents-to-be...

The book that started a revolution in the birthing experience and helped millions of women and their partners to a safe and natural childbirth.

The Bradley Method has changed the way men and women€"and the medical establishment€"think about childbirth today. Now this new, updated edition of the groundbreaking work by Robert A. Bradley, M.D., has all the information you need to approach a natural childbirth safely, confidently, and wisely. From the reasons to choose the Bradley Method to the steps you will take as your birth day approaches€"and after the birth of your baby€"this book is designed to help couples share completely in the birthing experience.

€Build better, deeper, and more trusting communication skills with your partner in preparation for a drug-free childbirth

€Learn the physical, emotional, and mental relaxation techniques essential to a natural childbirth

€Discover how you and your doctor can work together toward your natural delivery

€Monitor your weight, nutrition, and your overall well-being during pregnancy

€Use natural prevention methods for the most common pregnancy problems

€Get the most out of the bonding experience you will share with your baby and your partner

With its time-tested wisdom, medical soundness, and reassuring first-person accounts of natural childbirth, this book is the €œgold standard€ of childbirth books. The Bradley Method is an essential guide for anyone considering childbirth without unnecessary medications or medical intervention and to share fully in your child€s arrival into the world.