"Your Best Birth" Book Review & Giveaway – 5 Winners! (Ends 6/2) US/Canada only

The book “Your Best Birth” by Ricki Lake, Abby Epstein, and Jacques Moritz is a must read for all moms – whether you are a mom-to-be or experienced.

“Your Best Birth” is a 272 page hardcover book that was released 5/1/2009. It is a quick read and very interesting!

The national C-section rate is at an all-time high of 31 percent. Are all these C-sections necessary, or are some of them done simply for the sake of convenience? Inductions seem to be the norm, but are they always needed? Today, expectant mothers are often left feeling powerless, as their instincts are replaced by drugs and routine medical procedures.

What you are about to discover is that you have a choice, and you have the power to plan the kind of birth that’s right for you-whether it is at a birth center, a hospital, or at home. In YOUR BEST BIRTH, internationally known advocates of informed choice Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein inspire women to take back the birth experience, with essential advice on:

· Positive and negative effects of epidurals, Pitocin, and other drugs and interventions
· Inducing vs. allowing your labor to progress naturally
· The truth behind our country’s staggering C-section rate
· Assembling your birth team and creating your birth plan.

With chapters such as “Obstetricians:

This book was so interesting and informative and I have two kids and I enjoyed it! There was just so much I didn’t know and stuff I was curious about. I definitely feel more educated and ready for when I have my next baby!

WIN IT: 5 Lucky Readers will win a copy of “Your Best Birth.” Check out the Hachette Book website and tell me what other title sparks your interest.

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