Birth Without Fear
The Judgment-Free Guide to Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum
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Birth Without Fear
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Narrated by:
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January Harshe
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Cynthia Barrett
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By:
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January Harshe
About this listen
An inclusive, non-judgmental, and empowering guide to pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum life that puts mothers first, offering straightforward guidance on all the options and issues that matter most to them (and their partners) when preparing for a baby.
In Birth Without Fear, January Harshe - founder of the global online community Birth Without Fear - delivers an honest, positive, and passionate message of empowerment surrounding everything that involves having a baby. It's a guide that fills in the considerable cracks in the information available to women and families when they're preparing to welcome a child - covering care provider choices, medical freedom, birth options, breastfeeding, intimacy, postpartum depression, and much more.
Birth Without Fear shows moms, dads, partners, and families how to choose the best provider for them, how to trust in themselves and the birth process, and how to seek the necessary help after the baby has arrived. In addition, it will educate them about their rights - and how to use their voice to exercise them - as well as how to cope with the messy postpartum feelings many people aren't willing to talk about. Unlike other pregnancy books, Birth Without Fear will also help partners understand what mothers are going through, as well as discuss the challenges that they, too, will face - and how they can navigate them.
Shattering long-held myths and beliefs surrounding pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum experience, Birth Without Fear is an accessible, reassuring, and ultimately inspiring guide to taking charge of pregnancy, childbirth, and beyond.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2019 January Harshe (P)2019 Hachette BooksCritic Reviews
"With endless warmth and encouragement--and not a single ounce of judgment--January Harshe shares a wealth of wisdom and resources to help you discover what the best pregnancy and birth experience is for you. Birth Without Fear is a must-have book for anyone who is preparing to welcome a baby into the world."—Dawn Dais, author of The Sh!t No One Tells You About Pregnancy
"The first book on pregnancy, childbirth, and the tender postpartum period that will leave you feeling truly supported, understood, and informed. January bravely calls out in a straightforward, funny, and thought-provoking way where we have gone wrong with prenatal and postnatal care, and how women can reclaim their experience and find empowerment on their journey to motherhood."—Bryn Huntpalmer, M.Ed., founder of "The Birth Hour" podcast
"Practical, positive, and empowering."—Booklist
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- Siany Kimber
- 03-05-2019
Love, love, love!!!!
This book is amazing, I reccomend it to all pregnant woman! Thank you so much January!
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- Laura
- 01-01-2020
Mostly a good read
I enjoyed this audiobook overall.
Was a little disappointed by the chapter on baby feeding and the encouragement of formula use. And found some of the talk about having a lot of back up plans around birth to be a little disempowering.
Great for people wanting to navigate a hospital birth with some helpful trips around finding good care providers and how to negotiate with providers.
I also liked the self care tips and input from the partner throughout.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-02-2024
For men and women
Great that it has the male perspecticve and also knowing each childbirth is unique. Even these stroies you can take all or just a grain of salt. Great read
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- Anonymous User
- 06-07-2022
Not worth the listen
Author appears to be so open minded that her brain has fallen out. She basically says everything you like is Ok and provides no guidance or best practice advice with facts and reasons. Not very useful if you are looking into birth and coping mechanisms during labour which Is what the title implies. Mindful hypnobirthing by Sophie Fletcher has a lot more practical advice and tips in it even if you're not into the hypnobirthing scene. Also, this author appears to have a hang up about doctors who tell her to lose weight even when that is part of a doctor's job as being too overweight is bad for one's health. Hard to take the author seriously when she pays such little regard to her own health.
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