Amazing Birth Stories continues the saga of Diane Gregg, midwife, with over fifty woman-led birth stories. During the 90's, Diane worked as an RN on labor and delivery in two hospitals as well as her midwifery practice and several hospital birth stories are included here. There are articles detailing the dangers of Cytotec, an ulcer drug being used off-label to start labor, and information about the use and benefits of homeopathy. Practical information is woven into the birth stories to assist parents in making their own best choices for birth.
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Diane Gregg is a midwife in southern Arizona attending home births as well as births in her center, Gentle Birth Services. Diane has worked as an RN on labor and delivery as well as in pediatrics and other areas of the hospital and as a visiting nurse. She has had articles published in several magazines and her first book, Tree Of Life: Stories of Birth, came out in 2001. Diane is the mother of four children and has one grandson, age eight. When she's not attending births or writing about them, Diane is gardening, reading or visiting friends and family. Visit her website www.inspiringbirthstories.com for current stories and information or on-line consultation.
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Midwifery Today- published review by Jill Cohen,
This review is from: Amazing Birth Stories (Paperback)
Diane Gregg's Amazing Birth Stories is a continuation of her 2001 first book, Tree Of Life: Stories Of Birth. Diane is quite the woman, with incredible wisdom and experience with pregnancy and birth. In the 1990's Diane worked as a labor and delivery RN in two different hospitals while also maintaining a private midwifery practice. She now attends homebirths and also attends births at her birthing center, Gentle Birth Services. Her more than thirty years of experience is reflected in the many births she describes in her books. Reading about each birth feels as if you are there with the woman. Whether you are a birth attendant or a mother-to-be, you will learn about birth and all it's individual aspects from a truly passionate and articulate midwife.
Because many different types and styles of births are shared, the reader has an opportunity to experience births in different settings. Along with these different settings come different experiences and outcomes. Stillbirth is discussed in a candid and true-to-life manner. Feelings, insights and actual diary excerpts also grab the reader and keep the stories real. At times I felt like I was reading a great novel that I couldn't put down. Amazing Birth Stories provides essential knowledge about ways of birthing, tricks of the trade and the one-on-one care midwives deliver, as well as a host of ideas, concepts and concerns regarding pregnancy and birth. Most importantly, it provides insight as to what women feel and want in pregnancy and birth. As is quoted in the book: "Stories can teach, correct errors, lighten the heart and the darkness, provide psychic shelter, assist transformation and heal wounds.'Clarissa Pinkola Estes review by Jill Cohen, summer 2007 issue Midwifery Today
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