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Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and Beyond

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3.8

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15H 39min
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English
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Non-Fiction

With Mindful Birthing, Nancy Bardacke, nurse-midwife and mindfulness teacher, lays out her innovative program for pregnancy, childbirth, and beyond. Drawing on groundbreaking research in neuroscience, mindfulness meditation, and mind/body medicine, Bardacke offers practices that will help you find calm and ease during this life-changing time, providing lifelong skills for healthy living and wise parenting.

SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF MINDFUL BIRTHING: Increases confidence and decreases fear of childbirthTaps into deep inner resources for working with painImproves couple communication, connection, and cooperationProvides stress-reducing skills for greater joy and wellbeing

© 2016 HarperOne (Audiobook): 9780062565952

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Audiobook: 18 October 2016

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