Birth Becomes Hers

Go beyond natural birth and see birth as it was meant to be - empowered unhindered and free.From her experience as a mother of five (two assisted and three unassisted births) and as a birth and postpartum doula author Bree Moore offers advice and stories of unassisted birth.Why you should consider home birthGetting your partner on boardUnassisted pregnancy and prenatal care supply listA unique recipe for healing a perineal tear - with seaweed!How to decide who to have at your home birthDoulas and unassisted birthBuilding intuitionUnderstanding fear and how to handle itWhat to do when someone else calls 9-1-1Identifying true emergencies and when to transferBirth Becomes Hers also contains a collection of more than 50 planned unassisted home birth stories. Stories include everything from the most straightforward of births to VBAC/HBAC breech birth and an unassisted birth of twins. This diverse collection of stories examines freebirth from a variety of angles offering you the ability to learn and grow on your own path to home birth.For women who love Ina Mays Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin Homebirth on Your Own Terms by Heather Baker and Birth Unhindered by Tara L McGuire.Reading Birth Becomes Hers is like having a conversation with an extremely knowledgeable and intuitive best friend! Brees warmth compassion and understanding come through on every page as she shares her journey from hospital birth to midwife assisted home birth to freebirth. In addition to Brees excellent research she also provides links to articles podcasts and books that go deeper into the issues many women face when considering having an unassisted birth. Lastly she allows others to share their own fascinating stories of the challenges and rewards of giving birth at home on their own terms. -Laura Kaplan Shanley author of Unassisted ChildbirthBree Moores faith in life and in the process of childbirth shines like the sun in Birth Becomes Hers. Brees book is rich in supportive advice full of inspirational resources and best of all packed full with a wealth of diverse freebirth stories! Brees words ring like the voice of a supportive friend offering trust in our bodies innate wisdom and strength. I would gladly recommend this book!-Sarah M. Haydock author of Unhindered Childbirth: Wisdom for the Passage of Unassisted Birth