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"Pregnancy & Childbirth Secrets" [Kindle Edition]

Gail J. Dahl

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“Gail Dahl’s book is a gem. It is full of excellent “secrets” which are based on the best scientific evidence and are, therefore; reliable information.” Marsden Wagner M.D., former Director of Woman’s and Children’s Health, World Health Organization

This award winning, national bestselling book will assist you in preparing for a positive childbirth experience and help you and your partner to create an easier, safer and gentler childbirth, whether you plan to have your baby in a hospital, at a birth center or at home.

The pregnancy and childbirth secrets in this book are from doctors, midwives, nurses, doulas, childbirth educators, mothers, top childbirth professionals and childbirth researchers from around the world.

"Pregnancy & Childbirth Secrets" includes information for your pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and newborn care. This book gives every new mother and father excellent scientific information on which to base their decisions on. Included you will find a great Secrets section for your partner's role in childbirth and an excellent emergency childbirth preparation guide.

“Pregnancy & Childbirth Secrets” will assist you in becoming informed and confident in your body’s ability to give birth. Learn what’s new in childbirth technology so that you can create a healthy pregnancy and a positive birth experience for both you and your baby.”

“Gail Dahl has assembled a treasure-trove of wisdom...” Sarah J. Buckley, M.D.

Gail J. Dahl is an award winning, national bestselling author, childbirth researcher and educator and an advocate for safe and gentle childbirth. She has received many awards, including The YWCA Woman of Distinction Award, The Woman of Vision Award and The Great Women of the 21st Century Award for her work in the advancement of health and education for women.

“Your generous spirit and written work will go a long way to helping us educate birthing women and their families.” Andrienne Prest, Comfort and Joy Doula Association

“Great ideas, Gail.” Pam Soltesz, CLD, CCCE, Childbirth Educator, Labour Doula, Infant Massage Instructor, Heaven's Heartbeat Childbirth Services

“Congrats on your new book! I have several copies of your Tips that I lend to all clients. Mimi Pothaar and I teach natural prenatal classes here and would like to make your new book available for purchase to class participants.” Angie Evans, BScHon, Doula,

“I have your old book and many of my clients have loved it. It would be great to have your new book in my library as well so my clients can have a look and then purchase a copy.” Linda Middleton, Certified Doula/ Trainer & Childbirth Educator

“I wanted to thank you again for the book on pregnancy and childbirth. I've read nearly all of it and it reinforces my birth plan and views on pregnancy etc. I think your book is very valuable and I'm glad someone finally wrote a book like that. I've been looking for good pregnancy books and found it very hard. I've had to do all my own research but now your book backs up what I had found. I will definitely recommend it! Thank you for writing this book :)” Jenni Desjardins, Second Time Mother

“Love the excerpts from your book. In fact I might go to my library and order a copy to make sure they have one too. Can I publish one of your excerpts on my next newsletter (with a link to your site?) I'd love to do that my newsletter reaches nearly 4000 people all over the world. Good to meet a kindred heart.” Giuditta Tornetta, Birth & Postpartum Doula

“I recently had an Open House for my business, Life Song Perinatal Services, and had a chance to show off my chosen class text, "Pregnancy & Childbirth Secrets" by Gail Dahl. This is a wonderful book! Mary Burgess, Midwife and Childbirth Educator, Life Song Perinatal Services, Bellingham, WA.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 675 KB
  • Print Length: 306 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 189693708X
  • Publisher: Innovative Publishing Inc. (25 Feb 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B004PLNII6
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #115,052 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Excellent book for Childbirth classes 5 Dec 2007
By Mary Burgess - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I recently had an Open House for my business, Life Song Perinatal Services, and had a chance to show off my chosen class text, "Pregnancy & Childbirth Secrets" by Gail Dahl. This is a wonderful book; she included so many great articles, the kind I normally have clipped out or copied out of journals and saved in my teaching stack. Anyway, I love the book, and was thrilled to find it. I had this book out for all to see - it was a wonderful gathering of midwives, childbirth educators, doulas, past class participants and mommas - and the book had resounding reviews. I just really appreciate all Gail's "straight-talk" re: epidural anesthesia and its mother baby effects, induction, cesarean. She also talks about Optimal Fetal Positioning, comfort measures, positions for birth, connecting with your baby while en utero, etc. She is a true Birthkeeper and believer of sacred, normal, physiological birth. It was beautifully written. In addition, I enjoyed all the "gray boxes" which captured some of the "best of" articles by so many birth gurus, including Michel Odent MD, Gloria Lemay,Penny Simkin, Jean Sutton, Sheila Kitzinger MD, Ina May Gaskin, Mardsen Wagner MD, Dr. Thomas Verny, CIMS and WHO recommendations, to name a few. Wonderful! Thank you, Gail, for writing such a book, and for compiling this excellent resource. I look forward to sharing it with my students. It is just what I was looking for in a childbirth class book.
-- Mary Burgess, Life Song Perinatal Services, Bellingham, WA.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Good Information, Poor Presentation 8 Jan 2009
By Mama Bee - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book has a lot of great information in it. I love that it includes information from The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS), like "Ten Steps of the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative" and "Problems and Hazards of Induction of Labor." However, it reads like a hodgepodge of scattered ideas with no clear topical categories.

The chapters are titled by gestational month (First Month, Second Month, etc.), yet many subjects covered really have nothing to do with that particular month. For example, "Choosing Your Health Team" is in First Month, yet "Midwives" and "Doulas" are in Second Month, while "The Wise Woman" (a section on why many women are choosing midwives) and "Chiropractic Care and Pregnancy" are in Fifth Month. Those all sound like they belong together to me.

Or again, why does Eighth Month include sections about breastfeeding (when Chapter 13 is all about breastfeeding), Childcare, Siblings, Planning a Waterbirth, and Natural Remedies for Yeast Infections. Huh??

Each chapter also has a section titled, "What You Need To Know Before You Have Your Baby" with random information about labor and delivery included in it. This seems odd to me when Chapter 11 is titled, "Secrets to Having a Safe and Gentle Labor and Delivery" and seems like just the place for ALL that information!

After reading through this book I felt a bit confused by all the little chunks of information scattered throughout the chapters in random paragraphs. It's too unplanned and haphazard to be a good reference book on pregnancy and childbirth, despite the fact that most of the information is great.

I would recommend a well-organized, clearly laid-out, systematic book like "Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide" by Penny Simkin or "the Pregnancy Book" and "The Birth Book" by William and Martha Sears.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Great book! 3 Oct 2010
By M. Walker - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I read several books before I had my son and this was by far my favorite. I really wanted a natural childbirth and I credit my easy, beautiful labor in part to this book. I read the final chapters over and over again before giving birth and this gave me to confidence to go into my labor with excitement. It also encouraged me to write a birth plan to make sure I got exactly what I wanted and I was very glad I did. I never once thought of asking for drugs and was never offered them. I also progressed very quickly and I think one of the main reasons was because I included that I did not want to be checked or bothered until I was ready to give birth (as discussed in the book). It is a great read for any one who wants a drug free birth for their baby.

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