Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and Beyond

With Mindful Birthing, Nancy Bardacke, nurse-midwife and mindfulness teacher, lays out her innovative program for pregnancy, childbirth, and beyond. Drawing on groundbreaking research in neuroscience, mindfulness meditation, and mind/body medicine, Bardacke offers practices that will help you find calm and ease during this life-changing time, providing lifelong skills for healthy living and wise parenting. SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF MINDFUL BIRTHING: Increases confidence and decreases fear of childbirth Taps into deep inner resources for working with pain Improves couple communication, connection, and cooperation Provides stress-reducing skills for greater joy and wellbeing American College of Nurse-Midwives' Best Book of the Year Award: 2014National Parenting Publications Award: 2013Mom's Choice Award: 2013Greater Good Science Center's Top Ten Books: 2012