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Preparing for Childbirth

Guided Imagery Exercises to Ease Labor & Delivery

by Martin Rossman, MD
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A woman's body is perfectly designed to bring a baby into this world, teaches Dr. Martin L. Rossman, and women who prepare themselves for childbirth experience shorter labors, less discomfort, and fewer complications.
On Preparing for Childbirth, Dr. Rossman, a leading expert in therapeutic guided imagery, teaches you three proven exercises to allow the natural process of labor and delivery to take place while feeling focused, confident, and well-prepared.
Suggestions for Working with Guided Imagery:

  • For your own safety and the safety of others, never listen to guided imagery exercises while you are driving or operating dangerous equipment
  • A quiet, darkened place, or an eye pillow, may make it easier to concentrate
  • Try headphones or speakers if you have the choice and see which one you prefer
  • Get comfortable and feel free to move anytime to stay comfortable
  • Let your answering machine answer the phone, turn off the ringer, or unplug the phone
  • Tell your housemates that you d like to be undisturbed for about 30 minutes, unless there is a genuine emergency
  • Taking some time to write or draw about your experience afterward is a good way to deepen your experience with your guided imagery

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    • Release date

      April 1, 2007

    • Formats

      • OverDrive Listen audiobook

        • ISBN: 9781604072631
        • File size: 37489 KB
        • Duration: 01:18:06

    • Languages

      • English

    • Reviews

      • AudioFile Magazine
        A physician and expert on guided imagery teaches three types of relaxation exercises that can physically and mentally prepare a woman for childbirth. His lessons on general relaxation, childbirth rehearsal, and imagery for the last week of pregnancy are offered at a soothing pace. The presentation is relaxing to hear and has broad enough content to make it a comprehensive relaxation tool for childbirth. Rossman's tone is soft, even when warning us that the exercises should be used in conjunction with medical and other approaches to childbirth. In a field prone to controversy, his calmness and deft framing of the advice should make this lesson accessible to advocates of all approaches to childbirth. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine

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