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: 2014
National Parenting Publications Award: 2013
Mom’s Choice Award: 2013
Greater Good Science Center’s Top Ten Books: 2012