Preparing for Childbirth: Guided Imagery Exercises to Ease Labor and Delivery [Audio CD]

Martin Rossman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Guided Self-Healing Practices | Publication Date: March 1, 2006

Research studies show that women who prepare themselves mentally for childbirth experience shorter labors, less discomfort, and fewer complications. On Preparing for Childbirth, Dr. Martin Rossman – a practitioner of holistic medicine for over 30 years – teaches three guided imagery exercises: learning deep relaxation, rehearsing the process of childbirth, and guided imagery for the week before delivery. A woman’s body is perfectly designed to bring a baby into this world, teaches Rossman, and with Preparing for Childbirth, expectant mothers will discover a means for allowing the natural process of labor and delivery to take place while feeling focused, confident, and well-prepared.

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Book Description

Research studies show that women who prepare themselves mentally for childbirth experience shorter labors, less discomfort, and fewer complications. On Preparing for Childbirth, Dr. Martin Rossman--a practitioner of holistic medicine for over 30 years--teaches three guided imagery exercises: Learning Deep Relaxation, Rehearsing the Process of Childbirth, and Guided Imagery for the Week before Delivery. A woman's body is perfectly designed to bring a baby into this world, teaches Rossman, and with Preparing for Childbirth, expectant mothers will discover a means for allowing the natural process of labor and delivery to take place while feeling focused, confident, and well-prepared.

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Guided imagery has been recognized by the medical community since the early 1920’s as a successful adjunct to modern medical treatment. From cancer and pain management centers to sports performance programs and university medical schools, guided imagery is being incorporated into healing programs worldwide.

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Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated (March 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591791413
• ISBN-13: 978-1591791416
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #967,382 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too medically oriented!, April 6, 2010

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Elizabeth Brownlee (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Preparing for Childbirth: Guided Imagery Exercises to Ease Labor and Delivery (Audio CD)

I am a doula and mother, and purchased this CD after reading the good reviews about it. I was pretty disappointed when I got it home and listed to it, and certainly wouldn't recommend it to any of my clients. I felt like it was 98% medically directed and maybe 2% true guided imagery/relaxation focused. I found it distracting (and almost innapropriate) to have a male voice talking you through the childbirth process. I also was rather taken aback by the fact that he refers to the baby as 'it' throughout the CD. That disturbed me, even though I'm sure he was trying to find a way to not have to say 'He or She' every time. As he was describing the birth process and calling the baby 'It', the result was an over-medicalized, objectification of the baby, male view point of childbirth. The opposite of this CD, which I would highly recommend to any laboring/pregnant woman is Belleruth Naparstek's 'Health Journey' series! Skip this one - it's not at all what most pregnant mama's need.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for mommies who like to plan, December 22, 2008

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Tired Mommy (Nebraska) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Preparing for Childbirth: Guided Imagery Exercises to Ease Labor and Delivery (Audio CD)

I listened to this before I gave birth to my first child. There is a part that you can listen to during labor but I didn't feel like it when the time came. I did use the techniques from this cd more than I used the techniques from the childbirth class I took. If you like to plan and prepare, I would buy this and listen to it every night for a month or two before you give birth. It's hard to say why it helps but it does.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!, August 29, 2008

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hypnomama (SC) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Preparing for Childbirth: Guided Imagery Exercises to Ease Labor and Delivery (Audio CD)

I listened to this cd the last month of pregnancy to accompany my childbirth classes (Hypnobirthing). I loved it. The guys voice is soooo relaxing that I fell asleep many times listening to it. I highly recommend it to ACCOMPANY, not substitue, your childbirth classes. I will be buying these for all my frineds that want a naturall birth. It would still be usefull if you plan on getting an epidural too.