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Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage

Weaving Ancient Wisdom with Modern Knowledge

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Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage

By: Rachel Reed
Narrated by: Rachel Reed
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Summary

It’s time for a childbirth revolution.

Childbirth has always been, and always will be, a significant rite of passage that transforms a woman into a mother. However, the modern approach to maternity care fails women, families, and care providers with outdated practices that center the needs of institutions rather than individuals.

In this audiobook, Rachel Reed demonstrates how childbirth can be reclaimed to center women and support birth physiology. The audiobook weaves history, science, and research with the experiences of women and care providers to create a holistic, evidence-based framework for understanding birth. It takes the listener on a journey through childbirth physiology and practices and focuses on what can be done to create change one mother at a time, one birth at a time.

Reclaiming childbirth as a rite of passage acknowledges that self-transformation occurs regardless of how the experience unfolds. It recognizes that mothers hold the power and expertise when it comes to birthing their babies. This audiobook encourages women to find their individual pathway through their rite of passage and requires care providers to consider how their actions and interactions influence women’s experiences.

Whether you are a parent, care provider or educator, this audiobook will transform how you think and feel about childbirth.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2021 Rachel Reed (P)2021 Rachel Reed
Infants & Toddlers Medicine & Health Care Industry Parenting & Families Relationships Sexual & Reproductive Health Sexual Health Inspiring Thought-Provoking Physiology Child Birth
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Packed with knowledge. It will change your life and outlook on what you thought birth is

A must read for everyone

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This book is a mind blowing journey through the history of human birth rituals as rites. Explains so much of the current crisis in maternity services and quite obvious ways we can take back control of our own births. This book has been an ideal part of the mental preparation for my upcoming 3rd homebirth. Congratulations and thank you for writing this brilliant book Dr Reed.

Best birth book I’ve ever read. Fact.

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I totally loved this book, and tbh I am a bit of a critical reader sometimes. I just thought it was so well written, balanced, written in the write tone, very well narrated. The story of eve is exactly what I was looking for. I’ll listen again and again to this one and try to internalise it. Wonderful book. Thank you ♥️

The best book

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Great insights into the believe midwife’s should hold in women’s body. Great book to listen to.

Food for thought

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loved this book. at times and emotional read, but found the facts mind blowing and the messages inspiring.

A must read for all women

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