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The most influential birthing book of the last 100 years.--Fit Pregnancy
Ina May Gaskin, author of Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
A brilliant, courageous classic.
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the only book you will ever need to read during your pregnancy. Understand the Fear-Tension-Pain cycle and how pain is just mind over matter. Birth doesn't have to be painful. This is such a wonderfully well written book, first published back in the 1930's and still relevant today. I know he's a man, but if he was still alive I would pay Grantly Dick-Read to be at my birth. God bless him!!
39 of 40 people found the following review helpful
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I was recommended this book by my granny who is a retired nurse and midwife, and was completely hooked on it within the first few pages. Grantly Dick-Read devoted his life to investigating why natural childbirth was painful when he believed there is no reason for it to be so. In this book he describes how fear is an abnormal reaction to childbirth, and how this fear causes abnormal tention within the muscles of the womb that should be relaxed, leading to extremely painful cramp-like pains during contractions. So learn not to fear birth to stay relaxed, and the whole thing can be painless. IT WORKS. I gave birth effortlessly and painlessly to a 8lb 12oz daughter after a labour that only lasted 4 hours! [...]It's worth it's weight in gold.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this book while I was pregnant. I didn't want to believe that birth was an inherently painful process and I wanted to read more about it.
This was written a while ago, but everything in it still holds true. Grantly explains how society always portrays giving birth as a terrible and painful experience, but that the real thing does not have to be that way, providing that women are educated about the birth process and learn techniques for relaxation.
His theories were fascinating and gave me confidence about my ability to give birth. During labour I remembered a lot about the text and it was really helpful. As a result I had a calm, controlled and completely normal birth which was free from interventions. It also took less than 5 hours from start to finish!
I will definitely read it again for my subsequent pregnancies.... I haven't been put off by childbirth at all! It really doesn't have to be frightening.
This was written a while ago, but everything in it still holds true. Grantly explains how society always portrays giving birth as a terrible and painful experience, but that the real thing does not have to be that way, providing that women are educated about the birth process and learn techniques for relaxation.
His theories were fascinating and gave me confidence about my ability to give birth. During labour I remembered a lot about the text and it was really helpful. As a result I had a calm, controlled and completely normal birth which was free from interventions. It also took less than 5 hours from start to finish!
I will definitely read it again for my subsequent pregnancies.... I haven't been put off by childbirth at all! It really doesn't have to be frightening.
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Fantastic positive preparation
This book may be dated, but it's a classic. I read it along with Ina May and so on, and it helped me build up a fantastically positive attitude in advance of my son's birth. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mrs. H. Lloyd
A great read.
I love this book. You do have to look at the content objectivly as it was published originally in the 1940's, so obviously the content can be a little dated, but I have found it... Read more
Published 6 months ago by LEW
A Brilliant Read
If you are looking into natural birth, this book is amazing. Full of reassuring information that it doesn't have to be the traumatic event most of us are conditioned into thinking... Read more
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I used this to reference coursework for a specialist certification in hypnosis for childbirth. The insight into the background and causes of tocophobia is wonderful. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Ricksy
Excellent book.
I have been recommended to read this book by a friend. I think it is the best book that I have come across. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Julie
Beautiful book, but very very old
You have to be into this sort of thing. I am a bit of a nerd, so liked it. I have realized that Grantly Dick-Read was 'a prophet' of a natural birth and funny enough, there is not... Read more
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Wonderful messages throughout this book, you just have to find them amongst all the medical jargon and long winded references. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Ms. M. L. Taylor
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This book, although I found it interesting in parts, ended up making me feel quite angry. I found it difficult to deal with his outdated, sexist and sometimes bordering on... Read more
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The most important contributory cause of pain in otherwise normal labour is fear.
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The secret of rapid cervical dilatation is disassociation; the more flaccid the abdominal muscles and the muscles of the pelvic floor remain, so much the more easily can each uterine contraction pull the cervix over the head that is being gently pressed down into the birth canal.
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There is no physiological function in the body which gives rise to pain in the normal course of health.
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