Birth Without Violence: The Book That Revolutionalized the Way We Bring Our Children into the World

The classic guide to gentle birth that revolutionized the way we welcome our children into the world. €¢ The first book to express what mothers have always known: babies are born complete human beings with the ability to experience a full range of emotions. €¢ Shows how gentle lighting, a quiet atmosphere, and a warm bath allow a newborn to ease the transition from womb to world without trauma or fear. €¢ New translation overseen by the author himself; also includes a new author preface. Birth without Violence revolutionized the way we perceive the process of birth, urging us to consider birth from the infant's point of view. Why must a child emerge from the quiet darkness of the womb into a blaze of blinding light and loud voices? Why must an infant take its first breath in terror, hanging upside down as its vulnerable spine is jerked straight? Why must the infant be separated from its mother after spending nine m