Husband-Coached Childbirth : The Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth
by Robert A. Bradley, Ashley Montagu
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Author: Ashley Montagu, Robert A. BradleyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1996-01-01
ISBN: 0553375563
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Bantam
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Book Review: "Thank You, Dr. Lamaze" is a better choice
Summary: 3 Stars
While this book is a great book for dads (and moms), I wouldn't recommend it to everyone. If you are a man who tends to think you know everything (or your husband tends to think he knows everything, depending on who's reading this), you should not read this or recommend it to your husband, because it tends to be a little bit chauvinistic with the "I am the doctor" attitude. The section on episiotimies is very aggregious. He basically is saying that the midwives of yore didn't know what they were doing. Pardon me, but I strongly disagree. But, again, this is in reference to his era, so one has to take that into consideration when reading this book.
Also, Dr. Bradley says a lot of things to the husband with the drift of "you need to lay down the law" sort of thing to the wife. Now, I do appreciate the support and the husband being on the same page, but he needs to have a little more respect. I know that if my husband had "hidden the salt shaker" as Dr. Bradley describes in one of the chapters referring to diet when I was violently ill with morning sickness and could only retain potato chips, I think I would have committed homicide. :-)
Now, having said that, Dr. Bradley must be given credit for his work in his role in trailblazing the path for natural childbirth and true husband participation in our country. Together with Dr. Read of England and Dr. Lamaze of France, he stands as a hero to be appreciated for what he was for all of us Moms today. We have what we have due to the efforts of these people and we need to appreciate them.
If you are looking for a very practical guide to childbirth and don't have time for a more philosophical read with little practicality to it, skip this book and purchase "Thank You, Dr. Lamaze" instead.
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