Overview

Jane Dwinell has written an important book using real-life scenarios to illustrate her unique philosophy of childbirth, one that can only inspire women to take greater control over how and where they give birth. From her vantage point as a birth attendant, Dwinell recounts the moving birth experiences of twenty different women. Thus the reader learns that there are no right or wrong ways to give birth. In fact, the author shows how satisfying it can be for women to exercise their own strength, power and choice in the birth process instead of yielding to unnecessary technological and medical interventions. Birth, she says, is a process of wellness, not illness. Hence, most women don't need medication to help them deal with normal birth pains if they have the proper empowering support during labor. When women give birth in a comfortable setting of their choice, the medical wrongs against them, committed in hospitals in the name of safety and technology, are prevented. In the face of opposition from an entrenched segment of the medical establishment, Dwinell dares the view that hospital care should not be routine but should be given only with good reason and the women's permission. For pregnant women and their partners, Birth Stories makes a convincing argument that under normal circumstances wach women's intuitive knowledge and individual resources can help her to labor and deliver successfully in her own way. Nurses, midwives, doctors, and birth educators will find it useful to realize that there are many ways to give birth . . . that it is important for the family to be together and make their own choices . . . and that pregnant women can have safe births without excessive medical intervention. This book can also serve as a guide for professionals who want to develop this type of birthing model within their own institution.

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Author:   Jane Dwinell
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 13.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.399kg
ISBN:  

9780897892964

ISBN 10:   0897892968
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   24 August 1992
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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?The secrets of birth and the power derived from birth gently calls to the reader throughout the pages of this book. Midwives may be especially sensitive to the call. Even if they are unable to directly influence practices in their current setting, just the knowledge and visualization of the more ideal practices described within Birth Stories will provide sustenance as they strive to offer their personal best to each woman in birth. Jane Dwinell has put into black and white the dreams and goals many midwives share. It should be passed along to colleagues and shared with clients. By using the information, ideas, and strategies found in this book, readers can be a part of the revitalization of the art of midwifery while empowering women to reclaim their powers of creativity.?- Journal of Nurse-Midwifery

"?Birth Stories is particularly recommended for public library collections and may/should be of interest to medical and hospital libraries as well.?-WLW Journal ?The secrets of birth and the power derived from birth gently calls to the reader throughout the pages of this book. Midwives may be especially sensitive to the call. Even if they are unable to directly influence practices in their current setting, just the knowledge and visualization of the more ideal practices described within Birth Stories will provide sustenance as they strive to offer their personal best to each woman in birth. Jane Dwinell has put into black and white the dreams and goals many midwives share. It should be passed along to colleagues and shared with clients. By using the information, ideas, and strategies found in this book, readers can be a part of the revitalization of the art of midwifery while empowering women to reclaim their powers of creativity.?- Journal of Nurse-Midwifery ""Birth Stories is particularly recommended for public library collections and may/should be of interest to medical and hospital libraries as well.""-WLW Journal ""The secrets of birth and the power derived from birth gently calls to the reader throughout the pages of this book. Midwives may be especially sensitive to the call. Even if they are unable to directly influence practices in their current setting, just the knowledge and visualization of the more ideal practices described within Birth Stories will provide sustenance as they strive to offer their personal best to each woman in birth. Jane Dwinell has put into black and white the dreams and goals many midwives share. It should be passed along to colleagues and shared with clients. By using the information, ideas, and strategies found in this book, readers can be a part of the revitalization of the art of midwifery while empowering women to reclaim their powers of creativity.""- Journal of Nurse-Midwifery"

The secrets of birth and the power derived from birth gently calls to the reader throughout the pages of this book. Midwives may be especially sensitive to the call. Even if they are unable to directly influence practices in their current setting, just the knowledge and visualization of the more ideal practices described within Birth Stories will provide sustenance as they strive to offer their personal best to each woman in birth. Jane Dwinell has put into black and white the dreams and goals many midwives share. It should be passed along to colleagues and shared with clients. By using the information, ideas, and strategies found in this book, readers can be a part of the revitalization of the art of midwifery while empowering women to reclaim their powers of creativity. - Journal of Nurse-Midwifery Birth Stories is particularly recommended for public library collections and may/should be of interest to medical and hospital libraries as well. -WLW Journal ?Birth Stories is particularly recommended for public library collections and may/should be of interest to medical and hospital libraries as well.?-WLW Journal ?The secrets of birth and the power derived from birth gently calls to the reader throughout the pages of this book. Midwives may be especially sensitive to the call. Even if they are unable to directly influence practices in their current setting, just the knowledge and visualization of the more ideal practices described within Birth Stories will provide sustenance as they strive to offer their personal best to each woman in birth. Jane Dwinell has put into black and white the dreams and goals many midwives share. It should be passed along to colleagues and shared with clients. By using the information, ideas, and strategies found in this book, readers can be a part of the revitalization of the art of midwifery while empowering women to reclaim their powers of creativity.?- Journal of Nurse-Midwifery

Author Information

JANE DWINELL, R.N., a registered nurse for the past 15 years, has attended over 1500 labors and 1000 births at home, in the hospital, and at a birthing center. She has been published widely in prominent periodicals concerned with women's issues, health care and country living skills.

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