Product Description

A perfect balance of practical information, compelling personal stories and research evidence, "Home Birth" is essential reading for all couples considering the alternative to a hospital birth. Leading childbirth educator Nicky Wesson dispels many common myths about home birth and shows how giving birth to your baby in your own home can be the most exciting and fulfilling thing you'll ever do.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #103549 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

About the Author
Nicky Wesson has a long-standing interest in childbirth, both current and historical. She has been an antenatal outreach teacher, chair of her local Maternity Services Liason Committee and founded the West London Homebirth support group almost 20 years ago. She has attended many births - both at home and in hospital - and has six children. She has written six books on pregnancy, childbirth and alternative therapies including Alternative Maternity, Home Birth, Morning Sickness, Labour Pain and Alternative Infertility Treatments. Nicky is a medical herbalist living and practising near Hampton Court. She has an especial interest in working with fertility, pregnancy and childbirth and children.

Customer Reviews

Strengthened my resolve to have a wonderful home birth
The book is extremely readable and has reconfirmed my views that the most natural place to have a baby is at home. It has helped me put my case to my GP and convince family and friends that there are strong benefits to having a home birth. I am now so excited about the home birth and feel inspired by all the case studies and real life stories in the book

Fantastic
A great balance of useful practical information and personal stories this was invaluable in helping me to make my choice to have a home birth. This is the only book I would recommend to people wanting to find out more about home birth because it covers everything you need to know and is written in a reassuring and confident way that allows you to know that you can do this and it is perfectly natural to want to.

Home is where the heart is
A practical guide that makes sound sense, written by someone who
really knows what she is talking about, Nicky Wesson's Home Birth is
an invaluable handbook for pregnant couples. Updated and revised in
2006, Home Birth comprehensively takes couples through every stage of
their decision making, informing and questioning their choices in an
unbiased and balanced way. A good blend of well researched evidence,
practical hints and gripping birth reports makes for easy reading, and
couples who have not previously considered opting to have their baby
at home may well find that they start to doubt their decision to go to
hospital. Why move out of your cosy, familiar surroundings when you
can stay in your own home, supported by a familiar midwife who will
help make your birth experience even more fulfilling? Nicky Wesson
helps answer these questions and more, and by giving the reader up to
date information and advice, encourages and supports couples in their
decision to opt for birth at home. This is the book to buy for all
your pregnant friends, but do not let your copy out of your sight, if
you lend it out you will never get it back!