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: Should be required reading
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is an invaluable addition to my pregnancy library. Goer's presentation of the pros and cons of pregnancy interventions was very informative, and mostly reaffirmed my decision not to birth in a hospital. So many women seem to go into birth not really knowing what can happen to them, and what the little cut here, or a little drug there can do to them and their baby, and what other interventions will probably follow this one.
I think any woman who is birthing in a hospital should definitely read this book first, and those of us who plan out of hospital births can get useful information from it as well.
Book Review: Reality in Paperback
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a believer that doctor's are not Gods and that the medical profession is more about money than safety. I really enjoyed Henci's plain English. She just tells it how it is and allows you to make up your own mind. Her factual representation is phenomenal. I am happy to finally read something that just is rather than a "sugar-coated, life's perfect" novel about pregnancy and birth. A MUST READ for people who like to think on their own. And for people who know that women can do anything including give safe and healthy births without interference.Book Review: Not Worth Reading
Summary: 2 Stars
The author has a great deal of knowledge in the area of childbirth, but has a very clinical view, which is a real put-off. At the same time, the book scares the reader when it comes to C-sections. I'm certainly not a C-section advocate, but I also realize that sometimes a C-section may be necessary. As a woman who is simply educating myself before becoming pregnant, this book gave me second thoughts about it all the way around! I would not recommend this book under any circumstance to first time mothers or those who have a medical condition which requires a C-section - a much better read would be Birthing From Within by Pam England.Book Review: A nice break from the zealots
Summary: 5 Stars
Of all the books about the cons of obstetric procedures I've read recently, this is the first one that I've not only finished, but enjoyed. The author does not come across as being one of those techno-phobic zealots who do little more than preach at any woman who disagrees with them. At no point did I come across the idea that if I had some procedure done, I was somehow 'betraying' my unborn child or 'shirking my duty'. Instead I was treated to accurate descriptions of what I may encounter, what each entails and how, in some instances, one leads to the other.
I would definitely recommend this to any expectant mother or parents out there.
Book Review: A MUST READ
Summary: 5 Stars
This book does as another reviewer points out "tells you what is wrong with the OB/delivery procedures used in most hospitals today" and I respond by saying do if you REALLY want to remain in the dark and believe everything that your OB tells you to do or things that are a "must" in a hosptial birth regardless of the pros and cons of that procedure - then don't read this book. On the otherhand if you want to really be informed then READ THIS BOOK. It gives HARD FACTS so that YOU can know what is right for you and your baby and not just blindly do what the doctor says. I have recently bought over 20 books on childbirth and pregnancy and this is only time that I have ever writen a review because I feel that this book is a MUST READ