Book description
Childbirth guru Dr Gowri Motha, who practises with Dr Yehudi Gordon -
author of Birth and Beyond - shows women how her revolutionary method
helps women carry the baby to full term, have less intervention in the
birth; feel less pain in labour, and feel happy and in control.
• The Gentle Birth method is a concise pregnancy programme combining
diverse therapies such as 'creative healing' massage, a simple diet,
self-hypnosis, reflexology and affirmation techniques
• The method was created by Dr Gowri Motha as an alternative to
conventional obstetric practise, when she became alarmed at the
increasing number of women needing intervention during their births. It
teaches expectant mothers how to train their bodies and minds in order
to reduce or prevent complications during pregnancy and labour.
• This book outlines the Method, with a month-by-month programme
explaining how to rebalance the body and tailor it to the optimum
condition for the birthing process. It includes guides to treating
problems such as:
- back pain
- nausea
- heartburn
- fluid retention
- stretch marks
• The programme offers women a formal framework in which to prepare
their bodies and so avoid facing a labour that is unnecessarily long,
arduous and traumatic, with significantly lower uptakes of pain relief.
There is an intelligence behind her advice that fills me with
confidence.' Gabby Logan, The Times Dr Gowri Motha has worked as an
obstetrician in London since 1981. After opening her practice, The
Jeyarani Way, in 1987, she spent 15 years assimilating diverse therapies
that became the basis of the Gentle Birth Method. She now works
alongside the birthing unit at the prestigious St John and Elizabeth's
Hospital and the NHS are increasingly looking to incorporate her methods
into their own obstetric programmes. She has helped various celebrities
through their pregnancies, including Kate Moss, Sadie Frost and Elle McPherson.
Karen Swan MacLeod is a journalist who, as well as working as Senior
Commissioning Editor at You Magazine, has contributed to titles
including Sunday Times, the FT, Tatler and Vogue. She is a former
patient of Dr Motha and has experienced the programme first-hand.
