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Artemis Speaks: V.B.A.C. Stories & Natural Childbirth Information

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Having had five children with an entirely different birth each time, including an emergency c-section due to placeta previa with my fourth child and a VBAC with my fifth child who weighed in at 10# even, I found this book to be outstanding. It gives wonderful and helpful information in avoiding a c-section and/or accomplishing a VBAC. Some of the information went a little too far for me, but, regardless of that, 99% of the information and stories in this book helped me achieve my VBAC and come to terms with my necessary c-section.

Artemis Speaks is the best childbirth-related book. Nan Koehler really describes what childbirth is really like, unlike other books that gloss over the pain and intensity. This is an extremely valuable and wise book.

This book is distilled wisdom, a word tincture. It is just what is needed to assuage the fears of mothers-to-be and those who already gave birth, in Jane English's terms, "through a different doorway" -- that is, by cesarean section surgery.
Whenever I meet a mother who has been previously sectioned, I recommend this book. Indeed, any mother benefits from the healing dose of midwifery lore in this collection.
"Knowledge is Power", so says an inscription in Artemis Speaks. However, this book goes deeper than mere information -- herein are the best ideas for healing birth -- knowledge fallen into the compassionate heart of Nan Koehler.

I have 5 children, the oldest 20 the youngest 4 and I still continue to use this book.

This book is extremely left-wing grass roots. It assumes all doctors (with rare exception) are evil entities who are unwilling to listen to their patients and care little for them. Even more insulting, it assumes all pregnant women are sheep who will blindly follow whatever their doctors say, without question. This condescending tone prevails throughout the book.

If you can get past the jargon, there is some excellent information buried in there regarding specific herbal remedies, etc. Just be prepared to sift through a lot of garbarge for very little content.