具体描述
The classic guide to an unmedicated childbirth, fully revised for the twenty-first century—with updated information and attractive new illustrations and photos throughout. For women birthing vaginally, 90% of Bradley births are drug-free!
The Bradley Method®, used and praised by women for almost seventy years, prepares you for drug and surgery-free childbirth and puts you in control by providing the tools to navigate evidence-based care. Certified childbirth educator Susan McCutcheon, one of Dr. Bradley’s first students, now makes this natural approach to childbirth more accessible than ever. You will learn:
• Exercises and nutrition to get your body ready for birthing
• To defuse fear by understanding all aspects of laboring
• How to involve your partner as a birth coach and a fully engaged participant
• What’s driving the induction epidemic and how to avoid an unnecessary induction
• What’s driving the cesarean surgery epidemic and how to reduce your risk
• How to get the information you need to make informed decisions about your birth
“The Bradley Method’s simple objective, through relaxation, breathing, and visualization, is a birth free of the interventions frequently offered to women in the different stages of childbirth: fetal monitors, drug-induced labor, anesthesia, episiotomy, and Caesarean section. (Its) other defining feature, the husband’s active participation in the delivery, is critical to this overall goal of an intervention-free birth.”—Mothering
作者简介
Susan McCutcheon is an award-winning science educator and Certified Childbirth Educator, having studied directly under Dr. Robert Bradley in his first teacher training. She has taught thousands of couples the Bradley Method® over 50 years, and is a conference speaker and instructor at teacher training workshops across the U.S. She has served on the Hawaii State Health Plan Development Committee and the Hawaii State Regionalization of Perinatal Care Committee. She is currently teaching the Bradley Method® in Portland, Oregon, and is an active Certified Doula. She’s had three natural births herself, using what she teaches others: the incredibly effective Bradley Method® techniques!
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读后感
The Bradley way (named after Dr. Robert Bradley): the husband-coached childbirth. "More people get to the hospital way too soon rather than too late." 有益于生产的运动/姿势： a) 裁缝坐(盘腿坐)tailor-sitting (named after the way old-time tailors used to wo...
The Bradley way (named after Dr. Robert Bradley): the husband-coached childbirth. "More people get to the hospital way too soon rather than too late." 有益于生产的运动/姿势： a) 裁缝坐(盘腿坐)tailor-sitting (named after the way old-time tailors used to wo...
The Bradley way (named after Dr. Robert Bradley): the husband-coached childbirth. "More people get to the hospital way too soon rather than too late." 有益于生产的运动/姿势： a) 裁缝坐(盘腿坐)tailor-sitting (named after the way old-time tailors used to wo...
The Bradley way (named after Dr. Robert Bradley): the husband-coached childbirth. "More people get to the hospital way too soon rather than too late." 有益于生产的运动/姿势： a) 裁缝坐(盘腿坐)tailor-sitting (named after the way old-time tailors used to wo...
The Bradley way (named after Dr. Robert Bradley): the husband-coached childbirth. "More people get to the hospital way too soon rather than too late." 有益于生产的运动/姿势： a) 裁缝坐(盘腿坐)tailor-sitting (named after the way old-time tailors used to wo...
用户评价
这本书的深度和广度远超出了我对一本“分娩准备指南”的预期。它没有陷入任何教条主义的泥潭，而是提供了一套灵活的、可以根据个体情况进行调整的哲学框架。在探讨分娩的各个阶段时，作者展示了一种罕见的、对身体智慧的深刻信任。我发现，很多我过去认为必须由外部医疗人员来“解决”的问题，在书中被解释为身体正在进行的、完全正常的生理过程。例如，它对胎儿下降过程的描述，充满了动态的美感，让你理解为什么某些“看似不适”的身体反应其实是宝宝在努力“定位”的信号。这种从“病人思维”到“自然发生”的视角转变，是这本书最宝贵的一笔财富。它教会我如何去“观察”身体的信号，而不是仅仅“忍受”它们。这种细微的差别，在面对高强度分娩体验时，起到了决定性的作用，因为它赋予了我们解读身体语言的能力。
这本书最引人注目的特质在于其叙事的流畅性和逻辑的严密性，它读起来像是一部讲述生命奥秘的史诗，而非一本教科书。它巧妙地将古老的智慧与现代的理解相结合，使得那些经过时间考验的分娩技巧焕发出新的生命力。我尤其欣赏它在章节之间的过渡处理，每一个主题的引入都感觉是水到渠成，层层递进，引领读者逐步建立起对分娩的全景认知。它对于身体在压力下的自然反应的剖析非常透彻，这种透彻不是为了制造恐慌，而是为了提前建立“预案”和“理解”。读完后，我最大的感受是，分娩不再是一个需要被“管理”的危机事件，而是一个需要被“体验”的深刻过程。这种心态上的巨大转变，让我对即将到来的分娩充满了敬畏和感激，而非仅仅是恐惧和忍耐。这是一本真正能改变你对生育看法的书。
这本关于分娩准备的书籍简直是为我量身定做的，它深入探讨了女性身体的内在力量，完全颠覆了我过去对于生产过程的恐惧和被动感。作者的叙述方式非常具有说服力，充满了对自然生理过程的尊重和信任，而不是一味推崇医疗干预。我特别欣赏它对“知情同意”的强调，它鼓励准父母们在整个孕期和产程中，不仅是接收信息，更是积极参与决策制定，将自己视为这场生命旅程的核心主体。书中细致地讲解了不同分娩体位的好处，以及如何通过呼吸和放松技巧来管理疼痛，这些内容并非流于表面，而是结合了大量的生理学解释，让我对自己的身体构造有了前所未有的理解。读完后，我感觉自己不再是被动地等待着“分娩这件事”发生，而是积极地、有准备地去迎接它。这种赋权感，是任何一本只关注产程流程手册都无法给予的。书中提供的工具箱，无论是心理上的准备还是实际的身体练习，都显得无比实用和人性化，让人对接下来的经历充满了期待而非焦虑。
坦率地说，我之前读过几本主流的孕产指南，它们大多侧重于罗列风险、规定时间表，读完后总是心惊胆战。这本书完全是另一种画风，它更像是一位经验丰富、充满智慧的长者在耳边低语，引导你回归本能。书中对于分娩疼痛的描述，没有避讳，但处理方式极其巧妙——它将其重新定义为一种“工作”的强度，一种身体为了迎接新生儿所必须付出的巨大能量，而不是洪水猛兽般的折磨。我尤其喜欢它对伴侣角色的细致描绘，它不仅仅是让伴侣“在场”，而是明确了他们作为支持者、保护者和信息筛选者的关键职责。这种深入到关系层面的探讨，让整个家庭的准备工作变得更加立体和有韧性。阅读过程中，我常常停下来，和我的伴侣一起练习书中建议的放松练习，那种同步感和心照不宣的默契，本身就是对未来挑战的最好预演。这本书成功地将“恐惧”转化为“专注”。
对于那些对现代医疗体系的过度干预感到不安的准父母来说，这本书简直是一剂强心针。它并非盲目反对所有医疗帮助，而是主张在充分理解所有选择的基础上，做出最符合自身价值观的决定。书中关于“催产素与环境”的论述尤为精彩，它强调了安全感、隐私和不受打扰的环境对于启动和维持自然产程的重要性，这比任何技术手段都更加基础和核心。我发现，书中的许多建议，比如如何与医护人员有效沟通，如何设置一个能够促进放松的分娩空间，这些看似简单的细节，实际上是成功自然分娩的关键软性条件。它让我明白，准备工作不仅仅是购买待产包或上课，更重要的是在内心深处建立一个坚不可摧的信念系统，相信自己的身体有能力完成这项神圣的任务。这本书真正做到了“赋能”，而不是“告知”。
Very practical.
看到豆瓣上又一波生产艰难的转发, 克服懒癌标注下我自己觉得很有帮助的书。虽然这本是几十年的老书了有些建议已经过时了，而且过分强调自然分娩让像我这种十分坚决上无痛的人看起来有点不爽，但里面提供的那些方法个人体会还是非常有效，最重要的是伴侣能学会如何加入到生产这个过程中来，这本书在孕晚期起到了增进我们夫妻感情的作用。
Very practical.
Amazingly helpful for a first-time mother-to-be like me!
Very practical.
