At the beginning of the book the author advises starting from chapter four if you are particularly triggered by the issues covered. I think this is excellent advice. I personally chose to start from the beginning to see how it read that way. I would recommend you follow the authors advice and start from chapter four.

Includes a brand new chapter: What Women Want. What Women Need. What Women Are. Praise for Give Birth Like a Feminist So find your flow, bust some myths and start to feel proud of your monthly cycle and your truly amazing body! The first section informs the reader of the impact of early sexual abuse on children, adults, and on all aspects of childbearing. The second section teaches skills in communication, self-help skills, counseling and psychotherapy techniques. The third covers clinical challenges and solutions for doctors, nurses, midwives, doulas, and others. Case histories throughout the book clarify and apply the content.” Childbirth Books #9: The Birth Book by Dr. Bill and Martha Sears My to do list includes more important matters like developing a new social identity, losing two stone, and raising a human” writes Luce Brett, whose life turned a yellowish-brown after a dreadful labour. The adult nappy aisle and the urogynaecology department were not where she expected to be at her age; as if navigating new motherhood wasn’t enough.It’s because this list has been compiled with you, your partner and your baby in mind. I want to help to give you the best start possible so you can have the best birth possible.

Olivia Gordon was 29 weeks pregnant with her first child when a scan revealed that something wasn’t quite right. As a consequence, she had to have a procedure performed in the womb to save her child, delaying his birth for another few weeks. The events that followed – a premature delivery, more life-saving operations, months in neonatal care – led Gordon to an interest in the new and revolutionary field of fetal medicine. This book is the result.READ NEXT: The best parenting books to buy The best pregnancy books you can buy in 2023 1. The Modern Midwife’s Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond by Marie Louise: The best pregnancy book for first-time mums The Positive Birth Book is like everything I ever Googled pre-birth rolled into a friendly, warm format and is full-to-burtsing with USEFUL information. For example, I am rhesus negative and to be honest I never really understood what that meant, I just did what I was told! This book explains it so well. It is also refreshing to read something positive about all types of birth – I didn’t feel like I was being preached to. I wish I had read this book during my pregnancies!” Said to be an extra-ordinary guide to childbirth preparation, England provides us with a challenging and empowering book: there’s lots of practical advice for first-time pregnancies including positive discussion on the benefits or otherwise of birth plans and support people.

As both a survivor of birth trauma, and now a perinatal mental health practitioner working with antenatal and postnatal parents, I found in this book a perfect balance of information, up-to date evidence-based research, survivor stories and practical tips. The authors use accessible and sensitive language throughout, and it was refreshing to read a chapter about the impact of a birth trauma on health professionals, as this is often not included in literature. Hypnobirthing: Practical Ways To Make Your Birth Better, by Siobhan Miller: The best pregnancy book for hypnobirthing Birth plans are essential to a positive birth experience, not only because they clearly document your wishes, but also because in the process of making them, you can become better informed about your many choices. While my birth trauma and experiences were e different, I could relate to the hardships, the feelings of being alone and believing that you should be fine and trying to pretend you’re OK. Like the author, I wasn’t able to breastfeed my son for different reasons – but the guilt I felt, and the feeling of failure for what had happened in my son's birth, were similar to the experience of the author.It wasa good read, interesting and also helpful for my own troubles since birth, just helping the reader understand that you aren’t alone and it’s OK to be struggling. The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth puts the power of the latest scientific research of childbirth into the hands of women to help them discern the facts from the myths and make informed decisions about their maternity care.”— Maureen P. Corry, M.P.H., Executive Director, Maternity Center Association Childbirth Books #4: Birthing From Within by Pam England To feel more empowered during pregnancy, and to ensure that you’re really taking your pregnancy into your own hands, read this book by Rebecca Fett. You and your partner will have a better understanding of your baby’s brain development during pregnancy, alongside many other issues from the use of vitamins right through to your baby’s first year. If you’re feeling apprehensive about it all, joining the hypnobirthing club could be the way to make you feel more confident, and possibly even excited, about giving birth. Whether you choose to embark on a hypnobirthing journey or not, this book provides a lot of advice for you and your birth partner to help each other feel relaxed and supported during the stages of labour. This is also one of those books that you’ll want to gift to all your pregnant friends after reading it. Finally someone brave enough to say the words feminist and birth in the same sentence in a book that is not an academic polemic. Birth is THE feminist issue of our century and feminists have dropped the ball.”