Hands of Love : Seven Steps to the Miracle of Birth [Paperback]

Dr. Carol J. Phillips (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 19, 2001

Hands of Love is a 193 page, 8 1/2" x 11", soft cover text (Symthe Sewn) that combines 200 beautiful color photographs with more than two dozen inspirational birth stories to give the reader a seven step approach to the quest for a gentle, spiritual birth for an unborn child. Dr. Carol Phillps combines her patient's birth stories with her shared experience as their doula, their birth photographer and their chiropractor to give the reader a new awareness of the humanistic-assisted birth model.

Hands of Love will open the reader's eyes to a world of possibilities. It will eliminate fear of the unknown and encourage all families to become more involved in the responsibility for making informed birth choices. This book provides a refreshing, new perspective on the birth experience and provides the reader with valuable didactic and tactile information.

Editorial Reviews

Review

If someone close to me were pregnant, I would rush to a bookstore and buy her two copies... -- Dr. Thomas Verny, President of the Association for Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology and Health and Author ofThe Secret Life of the Unborn Child

About the Author

Dr. Carol Phillips completed an Associate Degree in Child Development in 1980, a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree in 1987 and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Human Service Administration in 1991. She has served as an Associate Professor in Pediatrics at Northwestern Health Science University, and is currently a Postgraduate Faculty member for the International Chiropractic Association's Pediatric Diplomat Program, the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association's Certification/Diplomat Program, and more than 15 chiropractic colleges, as well as a multitude of state and national chiropractic organizations.

Dr. Phillips spent more than 15 years providing doula support to her pregnant patients before becoming a full-time international chiropractic educator/speaker. Now she shares her experience and her skills as a doula/chiropractor/craniosacral therapist with doctors and patients throughout the world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 193 pages
• Publisher: New Dawn Pub (February 19, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967394201
• ISBN-13: 978-0967394206
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #533,911 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for expectant parents, doulas and midwives, January 16, 2002

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Karen Akiba (Hakalau, HI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hands of Love : Seven Steps to the Miracle of Birth (Paperback)

If you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant, read this book!
I have read many many pregnancy and birth related books and Hands of Love is up there with the best of books. With wonderful, intimate photos and birth stories, Dr. Phillips outlines a lot of the choices parents have to make today . She does so in a gentle and informative way.
The book includes simple exercises to alleviate common complaints of pregnancy that can make a huge difference in birth outcome- including a really simple way to deal with preterm labor. I didn't realize how having everything your body in the right place can make such a difference in birth...
Check out this book!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hands of Love: Seven Steps to the Miracle of Birth, October 15, 2001

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Wendy, Ron Piret Phillips (Portsmouth, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hands of Love : Seven Steps to the Miracle of Birth (Paperback)

In an age when the allopathic medical doctor's word is no longer gospel and the general public is turning to alternative (complimentary) medicine for a second opinion, Dr. Phillips poses an approach to pregnancy and childbirth that is revolutionary. The book clearly advocates a holistic "humanistic" model without discounting the value of the traditional medical community. The birth stories used as examples are told through the passionate voices of the parents themselves as well as their children, friends and family. I laughed and cried and kept turning the pages. It is intuitively written and illustrated with fabulous pictures. The stories are interspersed with valuable information on the roles of chiropractors, doulas, midwives, birth teams and good birth plans, based on 15 years of qualitative research. I am predisposed as the author is my mother but it is one of the best books I have ever read, both on an educational and a personal level.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read for Expectant Families, April 6, 2006

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C. Livingston "Board Certified Chiropractic P... (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hands of Love : Seven Steps to the Miracle of Birth (Paperback)

Dr. Phillips combines practical steps to preparing for birth with scientific knowledge, testimonials, trust in the human body's innate intelligence, and common sense.

Appropriate for lay persons and professionals (midwives, doulas, chiropractors, etc.) dealing with childbirth. We use this book in our practice, and our patients love borrowing it!