Black Ambrosia

By Elizabeth Engstrom

Book Overview

Janet Balaskas led a movement of women who refused to give birth lying down.? She has been teaching women about "active birth" ever since.? In this updated and Americanized guide, Balaskas explains how to prepare for and experience a truly natural birth.? She leads the pregnant woman through yoga-based stretching exercises and massage practice, and describes the stages of labor and comfortable positions for each, at home or in a hospital.? Balaskas has also included a chapter on water birth as well as postpartum exercises.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812517512
• ISBN13: 9780812517514
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Interesting Twist On The Vampire Genre

I first read this book about 15 years ago and was immediately drawn into the main characters world of isolation, wandering and self discovery. As time went on, 12 years later, I picked up the book again and discovered the story from a different angle. The author's use of character point-of-views at the end of each chapter bring an added spin to each chapter and help to set up key points in the next chapter an so on. The main character goes from a young social outcast woman to a near nosferatu character. But as it ends, it leaves you with the hope that there will eventually be a sequel, much like the end of Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk.