Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Dr. Sarah J. Buckley

Paperback 327 pages

Pregnancy and birth can be ecstatic, instinctive, fulfilling, and safe for you and your baby. Gentle birth and gentle parenting lay a strong foundation for life-long health and wellbeing for all the family.

In this book, Dr Sarah J Buckley combines the best medical evidence with her gentle mothering wisdom. Her articles, all published internationally, give you authoritative information, inspiration, and support with your important questions:

* Is it safe to expose my baby to ultrasound?

* Which modern birth practices could be dangerous for my baby and me?

* Can natural birth really be safe and ecstatic?

* Could drugs used in birth affect my baby's brain development? * Is it a good idea to bank my baby's cord blood?

* How can I get a good night's sleep with a small baby?

* Can I really care for my baby without using nappies/diapers?

* Will breastfeeding still benefit my older baby?

* How can gentle discipline help me raise responsible children?

Sarah shares her own stories of birth, breastfeeding, co-sleeping, and gentle parenting, and her compelling research on the benefits and safety of natural, undisturbed birth is backed by extensive medical research.

"Sarah Buckley is precious, because she is bilingual. She can speak the language of a mother who gave birth to her four children at home. She can also speak like a medical doctor. By intermingling the language of the heart and the scientific language she is driving the history of childbirth towards a radical and inspiring new direction." Michel Odent, surgeon, natural birth pioneer.

"Hooray for Sarah Buckley! Her strong, authoritative voice is sorely needed." Ina May Gaskin, author, Spiritual Midwifery

"A wide-ranging exploration of different aspects of birth and mothering, drawing on research evidence ad vivid personal experience." Sheila Kitzinger, birth educator