Comments on: Book Review: Having a Baby, Naturally (by Peggy O’Mara) http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/08/14/book-review-having-a-baby-naturally-by-peggy-omara/ ...exploring the art and science of parenting Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:54:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey: My Answers & Your Answers | PhD in Parenting http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/08/14/book-review-having-a-baby-naturally-by-peggy-omara/#comment-3200 Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey: My Answers & Your Answers | PhD in Parenting Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:09:13 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=236#comment-3200 [...] Having a Baby, Naturally (by Peggy O’Mara) - read my review here [...] [...] Having a Baby, Naturally (by Peggy O’Mara) – read my review here [...]

]]> By: Want a Natural Birth in a Hospital Setting? 10 Questions to Ask | PhD in Parenting http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/08/14/book-review-having-a-baby-naturally-by-peggy-omara/#comment-1886 Want a Natural Birth in a Hospital Setting? 10 Questions to Ask | PhD in Parenting Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:19:47 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=236#comment-1886 [...] me that meant reading a lot of the right books and developing a strong birth plan. It also meant having a doula to support me and ensure that my [...] [...] me that meant reading a lot of the right books and developing a strong birth plan. It also meant having a doula to support me and ensure that my [...]

]]> By: geriatricmama http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/08/14/book-review-having-a-baby-naturally-by-peggy-omara/#comment-278 geriatricmama Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:16:46 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=236#comment-278 I wish more women would explore the possibility of natural childbirth. I think the media and physicians have painted such a brutal and painful picture of this natural event, that most women aren't even willing to TRY to go without drugs, and have predisposed themselves to being in "the worst pain you'll ever imagine". As a woman that has had four pain-free natural childbirths (yes, it's possible, ladies.. the mind is an amazing thing), I applaud your reading and I love this author!! I wish more women would explore the possibility of natural childbirth. I think the media and physicians have painted such a brutal and painful picture of this natural event, that most women aren’t even willing to TRY to go without drugs, and have predisposed themselves to being in “the worst pain you’ll ever imagine”.

As a woman that has had four pain-free natural childbirths (yes, it’s possible, ladies.. the mind is an amazing thing), I applaud your reading and I love this author!!

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