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Great audio option for new and new-again parents!

Revisado: 05-29-19

I decided to try the Audible version of this book for my GentleBirth training and am very happy with the book and its content. I appreciate that GentleBirth has stayed up-to-date with the times and has made information easily accessible to parents via their app and this audio-book.
This book is a comprehensive and well-rounded childbirth prep book. As a doula, I find that it is very important for a childbirth prep book/program to touch on how important the mind/body connection is in pregnancy and childbirth. This book does this wonderfully by touching on the key concepts of mindfulness, hypnosis, brain chemistry, sports psychology, power poses etc and how they can really make a big difference in preparing for childbirth and beyond. Any book that takes you through positions for labor only, or healthy birth practices only, misses one of the main components of preparing for birth and the demands of new parenthood.
This book also touches on evidence-based practices and best international practices for childbirth and how one can discuss with their provider their personal preferences. It also enlightens new parents on the idea of personalized care vs "drive-thru" care where you get treated the same as everyone else. These are essential ideas for new parents to be aware of as they embark on their journey choosing a provider. Being aware of standards in care that are not best care standards is an important thing for parents to be aware of. It prepares them for what 90% of care in US hospitals looks like versus what international best care standards should be like.
Some things that can be worked on- 1. This book may have tried to cover it all from mind/body connection to variations in birth to breastfeeding and the postpartum… It ends up being a long book, but that's why I'd recommend the audio version instead of the physical book to my clients. Listening to it on your long car drives from place to place, or while doing the dishes/laundry etc is enough for getting through it. 2. I wish the Audible version had chapter titles accessible- I wanted to go back and review sections but wasn't able to. 3. There are a few concepts that I don't know that I agree with completely, but they are personal takes I have on how to approach birth and are minor things that each person can choose what works best for them. One example of this is that I found that there could have been an explanation of how many of the GentleBirth stories related were of parents in labor going into the hospital pretty early on in labor (being checked in at 2 and 3 cm) when international standards discuss active labor being at 6 centimeters and how being admitted before that could put a parent at higher risk for being placed ‘on the clock’ and can thus lead to a higher risk of a cesarean.
Overall, I will DEFINITELY be adding this book to my list of recommended reads for new parents and will be recommending the Audible version to my clients. I think it's a great summary of the most important concepts that will come their way on their journey through pregnancy, birth and the postpartum. Being exposed to a little bit of everything, including how challenging new parenthood can be, is so very useful.

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Revisado: 11-27-17

Trevor as the narrator is great. I've read this book and nown listened to it on a road trip with my sisters through Oregon. Kept us awake and entertained during our long drives. can't say for part two to come out.

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