Let me begin by saying some of the following books could be very helpful resources when considering birth and babies. I’m not even judging these books by their covers…just by their titles. I’ve never read any of them. However, in a recent search for something new to read, I ran across these and just had to mock them. Just had to.
Birthing From Within by Pam England and Rob Horowitz
As if there is another option….
Episiotomy : Challenging Obstetric Interventions by Ian D. Graham
Yes, please let me pay you an enormous co-pay and then challenge your interventions.
Husband Coached Childbirth by Dr. Robert Bradley
Something tells me I’ll be telling him what to do that day.
Unassisted Childbirth by Laura Kaplan Shanley
Please, if I go into labor, assist me. Thank you.
Aromatherapy for Pregnancy and Childbirth by Margaret Fawcett
I can only imagine a tiny pot of scented oil being thrown at the wall because really…it won’t help. I think we’ve gone to far trying to take control of uncontrollable situations.
Birth As An American Rite of Passage by Dr. Robbie Davis-Floyd
Oh come on. Do we really need to claim everything?
Oh my gosh, I had to read Birth as An American Rite of Passage in one of my Anthropology courses in college! Ha ha!