Breech Birth [Paperback]

Benna Waites (Author), Anthony Craib (Illustrator)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1853435635 | ISBN-13: 978-1853435638 | Publication Date: September 2003

This work on breech birth is for parents, obstetricians, midwives and all who come into contact with women carrying breech babies. It addresses the whole experience of breech from causes to turning techniques to the options for birth. It engages with the controversial debate on caesarean versus vaginal breech birth and provides a powerful critique of recent evidence which has led to an increase in caesarean section. The book encourages parents to make an informed choice about the birth they want. For professionals this book is an essential resource on breech, deepening knowledge on breech, encouraging a critical examination of their own approach to breech and improving the quality of care they are able to offer to parents of breech babies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Free Association Books (September 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853435635
• ISBN-13: 978-1853435638
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,319,730 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is the reason I was able to birth my breech baby naturally!, August 8, 2005

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This review is from: Breech Birth (Paperback)

I was planning a homebirth for my fourth child a year and a half ago. At 36 weeks we discovered my baby was breech. Despite all efforts to turn her, she persisted in the breech position. Wishing to avoid a c-section, and trusting my body to birth my baby, I began looking for information on delivering a breech baby vaginally. I found this book and only one other on the topic. This book was AMAZING! By far my favorite of the two. It was FULL of great research and gave me the confidence I needed, based on a thorough examination of the issue as well as my knowledge of my own body, to birth my baby at home. The illustrations were very clear and helpful and the text was clear, postitive, and encouraging, but not glossy. It was wonderful to have this resource to assit me in making a very important decision. My daughter was born in only an hour and fifteen minutes. She was a footling breech and completely healthy! I would recommend this book to a wide range of readers, including doctors, midwives, and parents.