Unassisted Homebirth: An Act of Love

By Lynn M. Griesemer

This book is a presentation of unassisted homebirth (childbirth without an obstetrician or midwife) as it relates to psychological growth and development of the couple, the woman and the man. It... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966106601
• ISBN13: 9780966106602
• Release Date: January 1970
• Publisher: Terra Publishing
• Length: 376 Pages

Customer Reviews

Mother of two, both birthed unassisted....

I am profoundly thankful for this book. Although it came out right after the birth of my first child, I got some of the advance copies and immediatly recognized what a valuable resource this was going to be for couples interested in birth.My husband an I choose to birth our babies peacefully, and safely by ourselves. I am thankful everyday for that desision. As a Childbirth Educator, I hear, of woman being abused and violated in Birth, of babies being hurt and isolated, and I am so sad that more families couldn't have found and read this book. Lynn does an excellant job of shareing the joys of couples homebirth. The incredible attachment that forms in the family when only the family participates in the rite of passage of birth. When the baby only sees his mother and father and feels their loving bare hands, he is welcomed in the way nature intended. God, nature, what ever, did not make latex gloves growing on trees, neither is it designed for us to have strangers at this most important time in the families life.Lynn does the world a service when she makes this information available to the public. As Suzzanne Arms says, "Only when we change the way we treat eachother at birth, will we be able to change the violence in this world." More people would reap the benifits of a connected, nurturing, caring society if they were to read and implement "Unassisted Homebirth". This book complete with examples, stories, suggestions, and ideas will be a valuable resource to the family seeking a connected birth and parenting experiece. I applaude Lynns work, as I'm sure It will help to change our cultural beliefs about birth being a dangerous event fraght with pain. She tells quite correctly I might add, that Birth can be perfect, safe, joyful and attainable, when we give birth in the way we were intended, simply with the one person in the world that we concieved with!

Unassisted Homebirth ; An Act of Love

This book is wonderful resource for parents searching for an alternative to the fear-based obstetricly managed birth culture today. Lynn Griesomer does an excellent job of presenting the pros and cons and reasons for and against this contravertial method of birthing. Most importantly it really addresses the philsophy and phycology behind ones motivations for this type of birth. I applaud Lynn's fantastic work on unassisted homebirth and all that that book has done for the unassisted community and beyond.

Wonderful book! Highly recommended

I must admit, my first thought upon hearing that Lynn Griesemer was writing a book about unassisted birth was, "What more is there to say?" (I had also written a book on the subject). I soon learned there was a lot more to say! Lynn's book is full of interesting insights, tips, observations, suggestions, and stories about this most intimate "act of love." I would highly recommend this book for anyone interested in learning not only how to take their own birth into their hands, but their own life as well.

A book deeply rooted in reality about birth

This book is a definite must-read for any woman that is thinking of conceiving a child or who is already pregnant. This book is not "on the fringe", despite its slightly shocking title. ;) It is a book for all women (and the men who love them) about how to go about getting a birth that is satisfying for the couple, as well as ensuring the most safety for mother and baby. It is a real book that tells the truth about what you're really gaining, and missing, when you leave the OB and the midwife knocking at your door.One thing I really appreciated was the chapter devoted to men's experiences of birth. This is a topic not covered in many other books, and definitely not in this kind of detail. Every woman knows that it's one thing to talk to a woman about birth, and a total other thing to talk to a man about what they want. It is their baby too, and this book is written for the couple. I will be buying this book for all my pregnant friends to read!

Empowering Views on Childbirth

I am pregnant with my first child, and after reading a lot of books on the subject of childbirth, I had the feeling that the medical establishment controlled my pregnancy and birth, and that my husband was a mere bystander at the whole process. This book has shed a lot of light on how I could HAVE OPTIONS other than hospital birth, and how natural and joyful the bringing of another human being into this world could be. Without the fuss and hassle of giving a performance of good behaviour and compliance to cultural rules. A truly inspirational book for mums-to-be !