Presenting a new and inspiring approach to all aspects of childbearing, this richly illustrated, practical book shows women how to prepare for pregnancy and childbirth using the Alexander Technique.
It shows how, by achieving an overall improvement in balance and movement, the mother's experience can be transformed, with countless benefits to her own health and the baby's development.
As well as explaining how many of the health problems associated with pregnancy can be traced back to faulty body use, the authors show how the Technique can be used to achieve a more natural birth, reducing the need for medical intervention. The authors also give useful advice on how to get back into shape after a birth, and how to nurture your child's development.
Ilana Machover is a childbirth educator, Alexander Technique teacher and mother. She gives classes for pregnant women. Jonathan Drake is an experienced Alexander Technique teacher and the author of two previous books on the Technique.
Foreword by Sinead Cusack and Jeremy Irons.
First published 1993 by Robinson Publishing, London, and Sterling Publishing, New York. Re-issued by Robinson as Pregnancy and Birth the Alexander Way. Second edition published 1st March 2006 by Mouritz.
Paperback, 204 pages, 234 x 156 mm, 154 b/w photos and 14 drawings. Printed on 115 gsm Fineblade Extra.
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