The Good Birth Companion: A Practical Guide to Having the Best Labour and Birth
Nicole Croft
May 2011 · Random House
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All expecting mothers have an innate capacity to give birth safely and naturally, but it's easy to be distracted by stories of traumatic births and a deep anxiety that you won't be in control.
Experienced doula and Active Birth Associate, Nicole Croft, takes the fear out of labour and childbirth in this empowering and practical guide. Full of wise advice and simple skills to prepare you mentally and physically, Nicole tells you everything you need to know to ensure you have a very positive experience giving birth, whether you labour naturally or require medical intervention.
- Be calm, relaxed and prepared for childbirth
- Feel less pain during labour and help your birth progress naturally
- Remain confident and in control throughout the birth
- Feel very positive about your birth, with or without medical intervention
- Flourish with your baby in the first weeks after birth
Warm, wise and incredibly reassuring, The Good Birth Companion will give you all the information and resources you need to give birth safely to your baby.
Experienced doula and Active Birth Associate, Nicole Croft, takes the fear out of labour and childbirth in this empowering and practical guide. Full of wise advice and simple skills to prepare you mentally and physically, Nicole tells you everything you need to know to ensure you have a very positive experience giving birth, whether you labour naturally or require medical intervention.
- Be calm, relaxed and prepared for childbirth
- Feel less pain during labour and help your birth progress naturally
- Remain confident and in control throughout the birth
- Feel very positive about your birth, with or without medical intervention
- Flourish with your baby in the first weeks after birth
Warm, wise and incredibly reassuring, The Good Birth Companion will give you all the information and resources you need to give birth safely to your baby.
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Jess Burgmann
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May 6, 2015
Easy read. Loved the little anecdotes and humour. This book took the fear, anxiety and mystery out of giving birth. Very empowering.
About the author
After the birth of her first child, Nicole Croft left her job as a stockbroker and retrained as a birth educator. She qualified as an Associate of the famed Active Birth Centre and now runs weekly pregnancy, yoga and birth preparation classes and workshops at her centre in Oxfordshire.
Nicole has been described as a 'miracle worker', 'a voice of reason' and 'an inspirational teacher'. As a mother of three children all born through very different birth experiences - at home, in water and by caesarean - Nicole has first-hand knowledge of the joys of birth as well as its potential complications. Her website is www.buddahbellies.co.uk and this is her first book.
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