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.
A physician and expert on guided imagery teaches three types of relaxation exercises that can physically and mentally prepare a woman for childbirth. His lessons on general relaxation, childbirth rehearsal, and imagery for the last week of pregnancy are offered at a soothing pace. The presentation is relaxing to hear and has broad enough content to make it a comprehensive relaxation tool for childbirth. Rossman's tone is soft, even when warning us that the exercises should be used in conjunction with medical and other approaches to childbirth. In a field prone to controversy, his calmness and deft framing of the advice should make this lesson accessible to advocates of all approaches to childbirth. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine
About the Author
Martin Rossman, M.D. is a physician and acupuncturist who has practiced holistic medicine for over 30 years. He is cofounder of the Academy for Guided Imagery and the author of the award-winning Guided Imagery for Self-Healing and Fighting Cancer from Within.
Digital Rights Information
OverDrive WMA Audiobook
Burn to CD:
Not permitted
Transfer to device:
Permitted
Transfer to Apple® device:
Permitted
Public performance:
Not permitted
File-sharing:
Not permitted
Peer-to-peer usage:
Not permitted
All copies of this title, including those transferred to portable devices and other media, must be deleted/destroyed at the end of the lending period.
...
