The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer, Rhonda Wheeler Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth
Book Review: Excellent information
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great book if you're hoping for a natural, non-invasive childbirth experience. The information provided will help you make informed decisions in the labor and delivery suite, helping you feel more in control.This is NOT a basic "What to Expect at Your Baby's Birth" book. This book is for you if you want to have as natural a birth as possible, and don't want potentially unnecessary interventions done by the OB staff in the hospital. The information could be overwhelming (there are so many things that can happen) to someone terrified of the whole birth experience, and this book is not a good first book about delivery. If you're fairly comfortable in medical situations and want to be informed, this is the book for you!
Book Review: The best comprehensive source of birthing information
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are pregnant or want to be, this is the single most important book you can read. You may or may not read it cover to cover, but it will provide you with the tools you need to make informed, research-based decisions about the birth you want. And in case you, like most thinking women, are reluctant to trust a single source, Goer provides all the information you need to check her sources and see the research for yourself.Book Review: The best comprehensive source of birthing information
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are pregnant or want to be, this is the single most important book you can read. You may or may not read it cover to cover, but it will provide you with the tools you need to make informed, research-based decisions about the birth you want. And in case you, like most thinking women, are reluctant to trust a single source, Goer provides all the information you need to check her sources and see the research for yourself.Book Review: Potentially Valuable Information, Poorly Written Argument
Summary: 2 Stars
As a pregnant woman, this is the first book I purchased about birthing. The title is misinformative, as it suggests that the guide will empower women to make educated, informed birthing plan decisions. I am not disputing that the author's facts are accurate and useful, but has she ever had training on how to present a persuasive argument? I am relatively unknowledgeable in the arena of birthing, as this is my first pregnancy & my first birthing book - so I cannot even begin to take such a biased "argument" (if that is what you could even call it), seriously! This author is "going against the grain" of what most people know about the medical community, and in order to dispute something of this magnitude (e.g. the entire medical community & their practices in obstetrics), you better be a trusted expert and present your argument as such. Admitting a bias is not enough to persuade me to take this book as fact. Like previous reviewers, I was distracted by the persistent angry and doctor-bashing tone of the book. This book would have been far more effective had it acknowledged where the medical community is succeeding. Or is it failing miserably in all areas of obstetrics? This book provides not one instance (that I read, granted... I got irritated & didn't finish the book) of how the medical community in general is getting things right. I find that hard to believe.Book Review: Right on the money!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have checked out many of Goer's sources, and her information is accurate and important for every expectant parent to be aware of. Some people think she is "biased," but in reality, our system is broken and gets poor results compared with other countires. Goer clearly shows us why.