Janet Balaskas

I loved this book and will be sure to reference it once the little one comes along

In an active birth, a mother moves about freely, finds comfortable positions for labour and delivery, and seldom needs drugs or obstetrical interventions. In Active Birth, Janet Balaskas teaches mothers to develop all of their bodily resources for giving birth, to follow their own instincts, and to take full control of the childbirth experience.

Despite the fact that the info in the book is in some way out-dated, it was a pleasant experience and time well spent, in reading the book. Foto's are a so beautiful and humbling (even as just black-and-whites)... A solid step in Active Birth promotion.

Got this from the library as am planning a home birth with a birthing pool. The whole book is great for this - very informative - but the section describing what is actually happening with your body during labour is just superb. Should be recommended reading for all, no matter how you plan to have a baby. I feel like I will totally understand what changes are happening now - how I cope with them is yet to be seen but forewarned is fore-armed and all that... ;o)