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Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage
- Weaving Ancient Wisdom with Modern Knowledge
- Narrated by: Rachel Reed
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
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Publisher's Summary
It’s time for a childbirth revolution.
Childbirth has always been, and always will be, a significant rite of passage that transforms a woman into a mother. However, the modern approach to maternity care fails women, families, and care providers with outdated practices that center the needs of institutions rather than individuals.
In this audiobook, Rachel Reed demonstrates how childbirth can be reclaimed to center women and support birth physiology. The audiobook weaves history, science, and research with the experiences of women and care providers to create a holistic, evidence-based framework for understanding birth. It takes the listener on a journey through childbirth physiology and practices and focuses on what can be done to create change one mother at a time, one birth at a time.
Reclaiming childbirth as a rite of passage acknowledges that self-transformation occurs regardless of how the experience unfolds. It recognizes that mothers hold the power and expertise when it comes to birthing their babies. This audiobook encourages women to find their individual pathway through their rite of passage and requires care providers to consider how their actions and interactions influence women’s experiences.
Whether you are a parent, care provider or educator, this audiobook will transform how you think and feel about childbirth.
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- Andrew
- 2022-04-27
Amazing!
My wife recommended this book as we prepare for our child’s birth and it has not only made me feel far more informed about pregnancy and birth but has helped transform the way I understand birthing and menstruating people in general. I loved the cultural and historical context to each section as well. I highly recommend it!
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- Miss
- 2023-07-26
Delicious, enlightening & empowering
He will written historical, anthropological, cultural and political look at birth with beautiful storytelling and insightful evidence to help forge a path forward blending in a wisdom and true individualised care.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-03-14
Absolutely loved
A holistic and informative guide. So helpful. Well written. Beautifully read. Thank you for sharing this. I loved every moment
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- Robyn Adams
- 2024-01-30
amazing highly recommend
so much information to support natural birth. very insightful and spiritual. so much information about why medical interventions and complications arise when giving birth at hospital and our bodies are unable to go through the process of birth. our bodies know what to do. we just need to let go and believe in our amazing bodies. birth should be empowering not traumatizing.
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