Birth That's Right for You A Doctor And a Doula Help You Choose and Customize the Best Birth Option to Fit Your Needs

Create a childbirth plan based on your needs that makes your baby's arrival an even more enjoyable event Dr. Amen Ness, doula Lisa Gould Rubin, and Jackie Frederick-Berner believe that when it comes to the ideal birth method, you are your own best expert. Using the authors' combined half-century of experience, The Birth That's Right for You helps you figure out what type of person you are by having you reflect on: Your hopes Your fears The way you imagine giving birth How you cope with pain What you need to feel safe and secure Based on your answers, you will be able to choose the birthing method that will meet those needs-- traditional childbirth without pain medication, a scheduled induction with an epidural, labor and delivery in a whirlpool, or any combination in between. In The Birth That's Right for You, you will learn how to: Custom-tailor a childbirth approach that fits your needs Take a realistic look at your expectations and let go of everyone else's Assemble a supportive labor and delivery team Prepare for the unexpected Decide whether or not you'll use pain medicationNess, Amen is the author of 'Birth That's Right for You A Doctor And a Doula Help You Choose and Customize the Best Birth Option to Fit Your Needs', published 2005 under ISBN 9780071459631 and ISBN 0071459634.