Labor Pain: A Natural Approach to Easing Delivery (Paperback)

~ (Author) "Many people have wondered why labor should be so painful, particularly when animals do not seem to find it so..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review

"Labor Pain: A Natural Approach to Easing Delivery" is full of inspiring stories and useful advice ("Wild Yam: Good for Women who are Nervous") for any woman considering a more spiritually pleasing alternative to the soulless hospital delivery room. However, at times author Nicky Wesson makes claims that seem overly optimistic. Not only was her own natural labor a deeper, more satisfying experience, she says, but it was actually less painful than her "hospital births, which involved induction,epidural, laboring flat on my back, forceps, and emergency cesarean section." It is hard to imagine this is true--surely anesthesia must be good for something. Nonetheless, any woman considering home birth will want to consult Wesson's book. (Beliefnet, June 2000) -- From Beliefnet

Product Description

(Healing Arts Press) Author is a National Childbirth Trust teacher, UK. Covers options for effective natural pain relief, including acupressure and acupuncture, hydrotherapy, herbal remedies, aromatherapy and massage, relaxation techniques, homeopathy, and reflexology. For consumers. Softcover.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 154 pages
• Publisher: Healing Arts Press; 1 edition (April 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892818956
• ISBN-13: 978-0892818952
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,020,057 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ignore the editorial review- this is an EXCELLENT book, August 29, 2002

By	Deborah Cooper (CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This book is one of the best I've read about labor and coping with it. There is a good mix of practical suggestions and factual data from studies etc. Not everything will work for everyone but something here will inspire you. Whoever wrote in the review above that they didn't like being told labor will hurt is in fantasy land. It WILL hurt but you can cope with it and this book will I believe, help you with this.
I presonally found this book much better than "Birthing From Within". BFW has so much new agey art therapy [thats] going on it's hard to dig out the information. Wesson's book on the other hand gets right to the facts without the fluff. And it's not overwhelming either.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for natural birth, March 7, 2003

By	H. King (Decatur, GA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My friend passed this book on to me after her first birth, which she was able to do all natural, telling me that it had been very helpful to her. I have read it cover to cover, and it is great! It has suggestions for herbal and homeopathic remedies for labor, birth and postpartum, which are hard to find elsewhere. Read this book if you paln on having a drug-free birth. It is a quick and easy read.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite what was expected, February 8, 2008

By	J. Marony (New Hampshire) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this book thinking it'd be more or less an encyclopedia of natural pain relief methods... aromatherapy, massage, homeopathy, reflexology, etc. To a certain extent, it was, but the first 40+ pages simply repeated the same message, stated as a fact: Labor is going to be absolutely the most horrible, excruciating pain you've ever had. I was put off by this for a couple of reasons. First, a paragraph would have sufficed, not half the book. And second, if I had read this book before I had my first baby, I'd have been scared out of my mind, and that fear would have made things worse! I just had my second baby, (both born naturally), and neither labor was "excruciating".
There are a few worthwhile chapters, if you're looking for essential oils that specifically benefit labor or listings of homeopathic remedies and so on, but they aren't as thorough as they could be.