Birthwise: Your Creation, Your Choice is an informative and empowering childbirth education DVD. It's like taking a full set of prenatal classes right in the comfort of your own home! Leading Midwife and Childbirth Teacher of over 30 years, Caroline Flint, takes you through an exploration of questions and experiences that will help you prepare for pregnancy, labour, birth and life with a new baby. Questions, such as: What can I expect in labour? What kind of birth environment do I want? What is a "normal" pregnancy and birth? What sort of medical interventions might be recommended and how can I decide what is right for me? With so much information out there, how do I know who to listen to and what choices to make? This informative two-disc DVD (8 hours) is easy to follow. You'll experience real families as they grapple with questions, share hopes and concerns, and prepare for the life changes that come with having a baby. Other critical topics include breast feeding, pain relief, the birth environment, bonding with your baby, making sense of the birth experience, life with a new baby and much more. Also featured on the DVD, are international leaders in childbirth including Sheila Kitzinger and obstetrician Dr. Yehudi Gordon. In-depth interviews with practitioners of complementary therapies such as acupuncture, birth hypnosis, and doulas are also included. By exposing parents and families to a breadth of real birth experiences and approaches, Birthwise: Your Creation, Your Choice supports making appropriate and comfortable choices during this exciting time of life. Know of someone who's pregnant? Birthwise: Your Creation, Your Choice makes a wonderful gift!
N**C
Great information
My husband and I both gained the knowledge we were looking for through this video. It was comprehensive, and enjoyable to watch. I liked the group setting in the dvd, seeing that the couple's shared questions and concerns I also had...which were answered. This is a great video and I definitely recommend it to fellow preggers :)
A**R
Missing Important Content .
I am a labor and birth Doula I purchased a video for my clients it couldn’t take childbirth classes so they could personally watch it in preparation of the birth .The video was ok, except the last 2 topics of study were missing .. It kept saying skipping over defective disc.
T**M
Excellent birth resource
This childbirth education video is an excellent birth resource that is easy to relate to and enjoy. The filming is high quality, the educator entertaining and knowledgeable. The DVD series offers the opportunity to watch the whole film as if you were sitting through a childbirth education class or choose from a number of educational topics - all in the comfort of your own home.
D**U
This is an excellent resource, I wish it were more widely known ...
This is an excellent resource, I wish it were more widely known in the US. It is a welcome alternative to hospital-led prenatal classes, which sometimes focus too much on procedures & interventions and too little on providing emotional support/ healthy alternatives for the expecting parents, in particular for the mother. This DVD provides a lot of useful advice on recovery during postpartum, and hints on how to emotionally adapt to life with a new baby.Also, there is an edifying post-natal component ,which is often missing from regular prenatal classes in the US.
M**E
Meets Every Need
Whether you need a great childbirth class from start to finish or just a review and refresher, whether you want the flexibility of a class in your own space on your own time or arrange popcorn viewing parties with pregnant friends, whether you are planning to birth at home or in a birth center or in a hospital, Birthwise meets your needs. The facilitator is an entertaining and gifted teacher. The format is well-organized. The cross-cultural dimension (UK) is part of its strength and charm. I recommend this dvd to all my pregnant clients, even seasoned parents and parents enrolled in local classes.
S**A
For any expectant parent
This was recommended to us by my midwife, and as a doula i recommend it to all my clients and friends. It does a wonderful job of covering various aspects of birth but in the comfort of your home.
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