CBI Review:
The prequel to Open Season, Silent Knife, has an important
message. The author's anger towards the medical fraternity
and the increasing cesarean rate are unfortunate as they affect the
power of the message. Overall though, a useful addition to
your library, especially if you want to gain insight into the issues
surrounding cesareans and VBAC's.
CBI Ratings:
Supportive of choice:
Easy to read:
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CBI Review:
Although this is not a book specifically about cesarean and VBAC,
it explores the high levels of technology used in modern hospitals
and the consequences from the use of that technology. Suzanne gives
a clear background as to how we have reached the point we are at
today and dispels some of the myths about the benefits of high tech
birth. Those with strong Christian views may feel uncomfortable in
Suzanne's analysis of the impact of religion on birth practices.
CBI Ratings:
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CBI Review:
Nancy has some excellent information in this book. It is less
angry than Silent Knife, however, it adds little new information.
The negative aspects of this book are the
lack of references and evidence based information, and emotive
language.
CBI Ratings:
Supportive of choice:
Easy to read:
Evidence based:
Amazon Description:
After years of deliberation, the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists has recently recommended that
routine repeat Cesarean sections should no longer be performed, with
only a few exceptions. In this handbook, Flamm successfully
describes and defends this newly popular concept of vaginal birth
after Cesarean (VBAC). He discusses the subject in depth, using a
question-and-answer format which, along with a very complete table
of contents, makes this book an easily accessible text for library
patrons.
Amazon Description:
Across the country and the world, women are being forced to
undergo major abdominal surgery against their wishes, often for the
convenience and profits of the doctors and hospitals. In these
pages, you'll read true stories from women who refused to submit to
the medical community's threats and fear-tactics. These courageous
moms instinctively knew what was best for their babies and
themselves and, after having a prior c-section, they successfully
birthed their babies vaginally.
Amazon Description:
Filled with authoritative and practical information, this
book points the way toward safe and positive vaginal delivery for
both first-time and post-cesarean parents. The Expectant Parent's
Guide to Preventing a Cesarean Section details the full consequences
of unnecessary cesareans--physical trauma to mother and baby,
maternal-infant separation, increased risk of maternal illness and
death, and greater difficulty in breastfeeding. Step-by-step
procedures provide a compassionate, well-researched plan for
cesarean prevention. You will learn what safeguards to take during
pregnancy and how to use the author's highly successful guided
imagery techniques.
Amazon Description:
No description available. The description on the ICAN
website (publisher) states: "Cesarean mothers tell their
stories and feelings of loss, pain, anger, sadness and more in their
very own words. A very emotional read, this compilation shows that a
cesarean section surgery is not just another way to have a baby, and
that how the mother feels about her experience does matter."
CBI Review:
One of the most readable books on VBAC available, this book is
excellent for mothers contemplating their choices and wanting easy
to read facts and figures.
CBI Ratings:
Supportive of choice:
Easy to read:
Evidence based:
Amazon Description:
Rosen, chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology
at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, and freelance writer Thomas
use numerous examples from Rosen's three decades of practice to
illustrate when a cesarean is mandatory, when it is unnecessary or
unwise, and when the decision is a judgment call. This book, they
say, is intended as an effort to reduce confrontations by arming
patients with data and by encouraging them and their obstetricians
to form alliances of trust long before determinations about cesarean
delivery must be made.
Amazon Description:
Through anecdotal experiences, facts figures, and the
contributions of well-known authors in the field, this rich volume
offers fresh approaches to the aggressive procedures embraced by
many doctors and women of child-bearing age. The physical,
psychological, and cultural implications of cesarean sections are
thoroughly examined. Also explored are many time-tested techniques
such as visualization, massage, and exercises that can reposition
breech babies as well as other invaluable hints for avoiding
unnecessary cesarean sections. Completing this unique work is a
detailed discussion of associated issues such as VBAC, the husband's
role in childbirth, circumcision, and the far-reaching effects
natural delivery can have on the baby's entire life.
Editorial Review:
"It is the book for every woman who hopes for VBAC. In fact,
many first-time cesareans could be avoided if this book were read
first. It is thorough, it is compassionate." --Esther Zorn,
Cesarean Prevention Movement
"[A] landmark book. . . . These VBAC stories are inspiring,
as well as very informative about the nature of labor and
current U.S. obstetric practice."-- Ina May Gaskin, The
Birth Gazette
"I learned so much - I thought I knew a lot about birth and
pregnancy but there was still so much I didn't know! And I
learned to think about it in a whole new way. It's been such
a revelation doing this course I just loved it." - Tina,
QLD, Australia
In the UK?
In Australia?