Mindful Birthing
Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and Beyond
By Nancy Bardacke | Publisher: HarperCollins
About the book
REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION
“Bringing mindfulness to the birthing process can reduce fear and stress and make the experience more rewarding. All that's required is to practice the techniques that Nancy Bardacke explains so clearly in this book.” — ANDREW WEIL, MD
Practical tools for meeting your childbirth experience with confidence and calm
Today, the journey into parenthood can feel more overwhelming than ever. Mindful Birthing maps out nurse-midwife Nancy Bardacke’s innovative approach to preparing for the profoundly life-changing time of pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenting.
Drawing on her acclaimed Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) program, Bardacke guides you in practices that have been proven to deliver measurable, long-lasting benefits for expectant parents in birth and beyond. Now in this revised and updated edition, you’ll discover strategies that have supported new parents worldwide and their transformative impact, with new studies showing that mindfulness practices as taught in MBCP provide maternal mental health benefits for several years post-birth.
Judgment-free and compassionate, evidence-based and inclusive, Mindful Birthing is designed to help you:
- Increase confidence and reduce fear of childbirth, whatever your birth plan or preferences
- Build inner resources for working with labor pain
- Diminish the possibility of postpartum depression
- Improve couple communication and connection
- Strengthen the parent-baby bond from pregnancy onward
- Learn life-long skills for reducing stress and increasing joy and wellbeing
Editions of Mindful Birthing
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780061963957
- EBook
- ISBN 9780062205971
Read an Excerpt
REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION
“Bringing mindfulness to the birthing process can reduce fear and stress and make the experience more rewarding. All that's required is to practice the techniques that Nancy Bardacke explains so clearly in this book.” — ANDREW WEIL, MD
Practical tools for meeting your childbirth experience with confidence and calm
Today, the journey into parenthood can feel more overwhelming than ever. Mindful Birthing maps out nurse-midwife Nancy Bardacke’s innovative approach to preparing for the profoundly life-changing time of pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenting.
Drawing on her acclaimed Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) program, Bardacke guides you in practices that have been proven to deliver measurable, long-lasting benefits for expectant parents in birth and beyond. Now in this revised and updated edition, you’ll discover strategies that have supported new parents worldwide and their transformative impact, with new studies showing that mindfulness practices as taught in MBCP provide maternal mental health benefits for several years post-birth.
Judgment-free and compassionate, evidence-based and inclusive, Mindful Birthing is designed to help you:
- Increase confidence and reduce fear of childbirth, whatever your birth plan or preferences
- Build inner resources for working with labor pain
- Diminish the possibility of postpartum depression
- Improve couple communication and connection
- Strengthen the parent-baby bond from pregnancy onward
- Learn life-long skills for reducing stress and increasing joy and wellbeing
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Mindful Birthing about?
REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION
“Bringing mindfulness to the birthing process can reduce fear and stress and make the experience more rewarding. All that's required is to practice the techniques that Nancy Bardacke explains so clearly in this book.” — ANDREW WEIL, MD
Practical tools for meeting your childbirth experience with confidence and calm
Today, the journey into parenthood can feel more overwhelming than ever. Mindful Birthing maps out nurse-midwife Nancy Bardacke’s innovative approach to preparing for the profoundly life-changing time of pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenting.
Drawing on her acclaimed Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) program, Bardacke guides you in practices that have been proven to deliver measurable, long-lasting benefits for expectant parents in birth and beyond. Now in this revised and updated edition, you’ll discover strategies that have supported new parents worldwide and their transformative impact, with new studies showing that mindfulness practices as taught in MBCP provide maternal mental health benefits for several years post-birth.
Judgment-free and compassionate, evidence-based and inclusive, Mindful Birthing is designed to help you:
- Increase confidence and reduce fear of childbirth, whatever your birth plan or preferences
- Build inner resources for working with labor pain
- Diminish the possibility of postpartum depression
- Improve couple communication and connection
- Strengthen the parent-baby bond from pregnancy onward
- Learn life-long skills for reducing stress and increasing joy and wellbeing
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Mindful Birthing?
Health, Relationships and Personal development > Family and health > Coping with / advice about personal, social and health topics > Coping with / advice about sleep problems
Where can I read a sample of Mindful Birthing?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780061963957
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Mindful Birthing?
Nancy Bardacke
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Mindful Birthing is available as paperback(ISBN 9780061963957) and ebook(ISBN 9780062205971)
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