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Childbirth without fear : the principles and practice of natural childbirth / Grantly Dick-Read ; foreword by Ina May Gaskin.

by Dick-Read, Grantly, 1890-1959.

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Pinter & Martin, 2013.

Dick-Read, Grantly, 1890-1959.

Natural childbirth.

Obstetricians -- Great Britain -- Biography.

9781780660554 (pbk.)

Second Pinter & Martin edition.

xix, 347 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Previous edition: 2004.

Based on the 4th edition originally published in 1959.

"This definitive reissue includes the full text of the fourth edition, the last completed by Grantly Dick-Read before his death in 1959, and The autobiography of Grantly Dick-Read, compiled from his writings"--Back cover.

Includes index.

The science of obstetrics -- Motherhood from many points of view -- A philosophy of childbirth -- Anatomy and physiology -- The pain of labour -- Factors predisposing to low threshold of pain interpretation -- Fear -- Imagery and the conditioning of the mind -- The fear of childbirth -- The retreat of fear -- Diet in pregnancy -- The phenomena of labour -- The relief of pain in labour -- Hypnosis in childbirth as a means of pain relief -- The conduct of labour -- Childbirth in emergency -- Breast-feeding and rooming-in -- The husband and childbirth -- Antenatal education -- Preparation for labour -- Antenatal schools of instruction and their organisation -- In conclusion.

"In an age where birth has often been overtaken by obstetrics, Dr. Dick-Read's philosophy is still as fresh and relevant as it was when he originally wrote this book. He unpicks every possible root cause of western woman's fear and anxiety in pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding and does so with overwhelming heart and empathy. For all parents-to-be, childbirth educators, midwives and obstetricians. Grantly Dick-Read (1890-1959) studied at Cambridge and at the London Hospital. The publication of Childbirth without Fear caused widespread controversy but, encouraged by many women who had given birth using the 'Dick-Read method', he dedicated his life to promoting natural childbirth"--Provided by publisher.

Gaskin, Ina May.

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