Preparing for a Gentle Birth

This book details the anatomical adaptability of the female pelvis, including its capability to expand during labor and return to its original form after the birth. Provides fully illustrated exercises to help the expectant mother prepare for this transformation.

Blandine Calais-Germain is a dancer, dance instructor, and physical therapist. Renowned for her movement-based classes on anatomy, she is the author of several books, including No-Risk Abs, No-Risk Pilates, and the bestselling Anatomy of Movement. She lives in Limoux, France. Núria Vives Parés is a psychomotor therapist who teaches anatomy and movement to hospital and maternity ward staff throughout Europe. She lives in Palafrugell, Spain.

Foreword by Carmen Barona Vilar

A Note to Doctors, Midwives, and Mothers

How to Use This Book

Introduction: The Pelvis in Motion

1    What Is the Pelvis and What Does It Do?
2    The Parts of the Pelvis
3    How Does the Pelvis Move?
4    How Does the Area around the Pelvis Move?
5    The Pelvis Changes Shape during Childbirth
6    The Principal Positions of Childbirth
7    The Movements and Transformations of the Pelvis
8    The Three Star Positions: Standing, Sitting, Kneeling

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Bibliography

Index

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