Birth Balls: The Use of Physical Therapy Balls in Maternity Care is the first book on the subject and contains the history of the ball and safety tips. The ball can be used in pregnancy and is ideal in home exercises as well as in hospitals and birth centers. The book is illustrated with many pictures of the ball in use in the labor. The "birth ball" can treat birth pain by movement and promotes optimal fetal positioning. The book contains tips from nurses, midwives and professional labor assistants. The resource section includes a extensive bibliography and information about where the reader can obtain "birth balls".
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...Polly Perez had done it again. Another exciting, understandable, and factual book that will help laboring women the world over. -- Crystal Sada,CCE, CD is a childbirth educator, labor support and postpartum doula with 20 years experience and does reviews for Sp[ecial Delivery
About the Author
Paulina (Polly) Perez is a perinatal nurse with over 35 years experience on maternity care. She is the author of Special Women, the original book on the role of the doula. Her other books include The Nurturing Touch at Birth, Doula Programs and Brain Attack. She is an internationally known speaker on health care issues.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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This book should be in the library of every pregnant woman!,
By Kay Altrich "Kay Altrich" (Tacoma United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Birth Balls : Use of Physical Therapy Balls in Maternity Care (Paperback)
In her book, "Birth Balls: Use of Physical Therapy Balls in Maternity Care" Polly Perez, has provided the reader with an excellent resource, not only for use in Birthing Units, but also for the pregnant woman and her coach,who have no idea how to use the birthing ball. This book should also be in the library of every pregnant woman and maternity nurse.Ms Perez covers it all from prenatal uses for the birthing ball to uses in the laboring process. This is an excellent resource with pictures to demonstrate the use along with great text. This book is a must have for those considering the implementation birthing balls in their unit. Pregnant woman will be want to read this valuable book during pregnancy and learn how to use the ball to ease pregnancy aches and pains and then use the ball during labor and birth. As a director of the Family Birth Suites at Cape Coral Hospital, the staff encourages the use of the birthing balls in our daily clinical practice. This year, we were able to utilize this resource as a teaching aid in our nurse internship class for new labor and delivery RN's. It is very important to be able to show the new nurse how to utilize this important labor comfort measure! The use of the birthing balls in our facility has increased our patient comfort and our customer statisfaction scores along with it! Nancy J. Travis, RN,C Director of Family Birth Suites and Family Education/Lactation Services Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral, Florida
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Ok for medical professionals, but not worth it for pregnant women.,
By The Gorzkowski Family (Odenton, MD United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Birth Balls : Use of Physical Therapy Balls in Maternity Care (Paperback)
This book has a lot of good information for medical professionals about starting to use birth balls in their practices; however, it had next to no good information for an expectantant mother to use in labor preparation.
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