Cut Your Labor in Half: 19 Secrets to a Faster and Easier Birth - Paperback

by Mindy Cockeram (Author)

Don't you wish Childbirth was a joyous, quick and pain-free occasion? Instead women are subjected to increased contraction pain due to restricted movement, long inductions with pit and pushing positions that instigate tearing. For twenty years, veteran Childbirth Educator Mindy Cockeram has been educating pregnant woman about how to avoid labor pitfalls. Let her help you unravel the secrets to a faster and easier birth.

You will find answers to the following:

• How to Aim for the Kind of Labor You Want
• Losing the Fear and Keeping the Risks in Perspective
• Understanding the Labor 'Roadmap'
• Knowing when it is Really time to go to the Hospital
• Understanding Contraction Behavior
• Prepping the Pelvis Beforehand
• Stimulating the Right Hormone to Keep Labor Going Strong
• How to Create the Perfect Birth Partner
• Breathing Through Contractions
• Getting in the Best Positions for Labor
• Distraction and Concentration Techniques
• Pushing the Baby Out to Avoid Tearing
• Getting the Best from an Epidural
• Avoiding Unnecessary Induction

....and many more

A Reader's review says it better than we could:
"This is my 4th pregnancy, and I thought I had read every book out there on labor and delivery. Well, I was wrong, and this is the BEST book I've read about concrete, practical, evidence-based techniques to shorten labor. This is not a book about positive birth affirmations (though I love those too); this is a book that gives you tips and strategies that I wish I had known with my previous deliveries. It's a quick read and will leave you feeling more confident and prepared. Buy it!"