Giving birth is a veritable 'explosion' of joy. The baby arrives when the life force surges up so strongly in the woman that it breaks all limitations in order to spring forth. But in our modern culture, women often do not feel empowered to give birth by themselves. They want the 'experts' to handle[...]

In matchless prose and stunning photographs, the importance and beauty of yoga for pregnant womenBack in print and newly designed, here is the classic text on yoga for expectant mothers by the renowned obstetrician Dr. Frederick Leboyer, illustrated with his own photographs. Leboyer shows how woman [...]

Birth Without Violence is one of the milestones in the history of humanizing childbirth. It was the first book to express what mothers have always known babies are born complete human beings with the ability to experience a full range of emotions. This Pinter Martin edition is the definitive edition[...]