Home birth : a comprehensive guide to planning childbirth at home / Nicky Wesson.

By:

Wesson, Nicky

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Vermilion, 1996.Edition: [3rd ed.]Description: xiv, 267p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9780091812515 (pbk.) :
0091812518 (pbk) :

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

618.4 WES

Incomplete contents:

Summary: This is a unique and comprehensive handbook for mothers who choose to give birth at home. It deals with the safety of mother and baby, parents' rights, the way to obtain a home birth and includes stories of women who have chosen to give birth at home.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending	618.4 WES (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		202201

Previous ed.: London: Optima, 1995.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251) and index.

1.Introduction -- 2.History -- 3.Why women want their babies at home -- 4.Safety -- 5.Deciding to have your baby at home -- 6.Obtaining a home birth -- 7.The high-risk pregnancy -- 9.The birth -- 10.Do-it-yourself-delivery -- 11.Problems in labour -- 12.Problems after birth -- 13.Death at birth -- 14.Rest after birth.

This is a unique and comprehensive handbook for mothers who choose to give birth at home. It deals with the safety of mother and baby, parents' rights, the way to obtain a home birth and includes stories of women who have chosen to give birth at home.