The Big Book of Birth

Drawing from more than a decade of teaching expecting parents what you actually need to know, Erica Lyon offers clear, current, objective advice on everything from choosing your doctor or midwife, to the realities of assisted and cesarean births, to the many different pain-coping options you can use during delivery, as well as proven techniques that can help you cope regardless of how you choose or need to move through labor. Warm, welcoming, and well-organized, The Big Book of Birth is the long-overdue resource that gives expectant mothers the knowledge they need to approach childbirth with calm confidence and strength.