Home Birth

By Alice Gilgoff

Book Overview

"Artfully dissects the medical establishment." Parents Magazine This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1504029607
• ISBN13: 9781504029605
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Open Road Distribution
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

circumcision

I just wanted to comment on what the last reviewer said about circumcision. I am an avid supporter of homebirth; however, I am also a Jew. Knowing several "mohels" personally and having circumcised my two sons, I can tell you that the procedure is very different from the (admitted) mutilation that happens in the hospital-- where babies are strapped down spread-eagle and have painful clamps used on them by someone who is less than ideally skilled. A mohel (a kosher one) does not use such clamps; and the baby is held by a loving person carefully with many prayers goign out to him while the whole thing is done in seconds. I'm not saying it is easy, but it is a right of passage that is absolutely fundamental to our religion, and I believe that it is unfair to equate this ritual with the experience that goes on in the hospital.

Essential and Enjoyable

This is a fascinating and historical book. It is written in a readable narrative fashion, mixing in all relevant data on the subject matter. You hear both the personal story of the author and an even handed analysis of relevant debates. This was one of the first books written on the modern home birth movement over twenty years ago. It was extremely controversial for the time, and is a must read for anyone interested in childbirth.