From the editor: This is a revised and expanded edition celebrating the book's twenty-five years in print. Prenatal Yoga & Natural Childbirth combines detailed yoga instructions tailored for pregnant women with the author's accounts of her pregnancies and birthing experiences. Baker begins with an overview of her many years of yoga study and the advent of her inquiry into discovering the ultimate birthing experience. This overview leads into the instructional section, which guides the reader through a sequence of yoga postures and movements and explains the benefits of each movement for both mother and baby. In subsequent chapters, the author's birth accounts chronicle her journey, through each successive childbirth, towards what she terms a "freebirth", meaning a birth unencumbered and undisrupted by unnecessary medical personnel, equipment, or medications. Throughout the book, she includes personal stories and experiences that present various birth options for consideration and help to illustrate the central theme ­ a woman's innate ability to do what is right for her baby before, during, and after the birthing event.

Pages: 112, Large Format
Special Interest: Yoga, Childbirth, Alternative Medicine Studies & Application, Health.