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Original Title:	The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth
ISBN:	0399525173 (ISBN13: 9780399525179)
Edition Language:	English

The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth

Henci Goer

Paperback | Pages: 384 pages

Rating: 4.13 | 3067 Users | 367 Reviews

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Title	:	The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth
Author	:	Henci Goer
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 384 pages
Published	:	August 1st 1999 by TarcherPerigee (first published 1999)
Categories	:	Parenting. Nonfiction. Health

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As an intelligent woman, you are probably used to learning as much as you can before making major decisions. But when it comes to one of the most important decisions of your life--how you will give birth—it is hard to gather accurate, unbiased information. Surprisingly, much of the research does not support common medical opinion and practice.

Birth activist Henci Goer gives clear, concise information based on the latest medical studies. The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth helps you compare and contrast your various options and shows you how to avoid unnecessary procedures, drugs, restrictions, and tests. The book covers:


Cesareans
Breech babies
Inducing labor
Electronic Fetal Monitoring
Rupturing Membranes
Coping with slow labor
Pain medication
Epistiotomy
Vaginal birth after a Ceasarean
Doulas
Deciding on a doctor or midwife
Choosing where to have your baby
and much more . . .

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A thorough if biased book that describes how obstetricians are prone to treat pregnancy and labor as an illness rather than a natural process through medical techniques such as artificial induction, episiotomies, and cesarean births. The fundamental premise is that doctors often over-diagnose or overtreat women (primarily to cover their own liability) without much evidence to show this treatment has a positive effect, and Goer backs up her point of view with multiple references and summaries of

I really liked Goer's format in that she does a mini summary/ overview, goes into what each procedure actually entails, then gives pros and cons as well as a brief review of medical research (from the 1990s). In addition, almost half the book is her further explaining research results and statements on any given topic as well as an extensive bibliography at the back. And while it's true that she is not without bias - what is so fascinating to me is how time and time again, she uses research to



Ah, the politics of childbirth. There is a lot of good information here, and I largely agree with the author, but found her aggressive polemics to be a turn-off at times. If you are looking for an indictment of the "obstetrical mindframe," this is your book. This book does a more-than-adequate job of telling you what you don't want when it comes to childbirth. But if you are looking for helpful hints on how to manage labor naturally (that is, what you do want), look elsewhere (specifically, you

The author has a biased perspective that leans strongly toward natural birth procedures sans medical aid, as much as it is possible. And even though she tries to present her arguments objectively, the choice of language is colored with a disdain for anything "unnatural", i.e. the likes of C-sections, epidurals, and any sort of medical intervention. Halfway through the book, I started feeling like the author is strongly advocating for doulas / midwives over obstetricians. But i was looking for a

Absolutely loved this book!I am a birth doula and this is one of my required reading books for certification. When it came in the mail I was a tad hesitant because it looked like a textbook with many many many references with over 20 pages of references at the end. But I loved studying in college and one night just dove in, and I am very glad I did!Henci Goer has an obvious bias against OBGYN's, and she is not shy about her point of view. The nice thing is she talks about it in the beginning of

Okay, I read this book after reading Pushed. I am pregnant for the second time and am trying to educate myself on childbirth options. This book was informative and thorough, with plenty of sources cited to back up the author's opinions. I did gain some valuable insight into how many unnecessary interventions are entrenched in our current hospital labor and delivery wards, and how difficult it can be to avoid such interventions. It's even encouraged me to decline when offered a routine induction,