Name: Preparing for a Gentle Birth: The Pelvis in Pregnancy
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Author: Blandine Calais-Germain
ISBN: 9781594773884

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Nuria Vives Parés

Blandine Calais-Germain

Publisher

Healing Arts Press

Year

2012

Language

English

Pages

192

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

24.9 x 20.3 x 1.8 cm

Weight

0.59 kg.

ISBN13

9781594773884

Synopsis "Preparing for a Gentle Birth: The Pelvis in Pregnancy"

An illustrated hands-on guide to the dynamics of the female pelvis for expectant mothers, midwives, and birth professionals - Provides fully illustrated exercises to help the expectant mother prepare her pelvis for birth and gain confidence in her body's innate ability to birth her child - Details the anatomical intricacies of the female pelvis and its capabilities for expansion and return to its original form - Presents movements and positions to ease discomfort, enhance the productivity of contractions, aid the internal expansion of the pelvis, and prevent and treat issues that may arise such as "failure to progress" The dynamic power of the female pelvis is the key to a gentle birth. Throughout pregnancy, hormones soften the ligaments and joints of the pelvis in preparation for labor, a time when the four bones of the pelvis--the two ilia (hip bones), the coccyx (tailbone), and the sacrum--do their intimate dance of release, rotation, and counter-rotation around the soon-to-be newborn. In this hands-on guide based on 15 years of research and workshops in maternity wards, movement teachers and health professionals Blandine Calais-Germain and Núria Vives Parés detail the anatomical intricacies of the female pelvis and its capabilities for expansion and return to its original form. Providing fully illustrated exercises to help the expectant mother prepare for this pelvic transformation and gain confidence in her body's innate ability to birth her child, they also present a variety of movements and positions for use during the different stages of labor to ease discomfort, enhance the productivity of contractions, aid the internal expansion of the pelvis, and prevent and treat issues that may arise such as "failure to progress." Ideal for the expectant mother and her birthing partner, this book will be a welcome addition to the library of every midwife, obstetrician, doula, and movement professional who teaches pregnant women.

Blandine Calais-Germain

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Blandine Calais-Germain se inició muy joven en la danza y en los métodos activos de pedagogía, en el curso de sus estudios primarios y secundarios en la escuela Montesori.

De 1969 a 1977 estudió danza contemporánea. Participó en más de 300 espectáculos en la Compañia Cantarel.

En 1977, deseando profundizar en algunos aspectos del movimiento, emprendió estudios de kinesoterapia en la Escuela francesa de ortopedia y masaje de París.

En 1991 obtuvo el diploma de profesora de danza. Actualmente desarrolla su trabajo en varios paises de Europa y Canadá y sus libros han sido traducidos a seis idiomas.

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