When I found this title at my local bookstore, I was excited by the concept of it, but I didn't have to flip through it for long before I was taken aback by the negative tone and lack of trust in the process of pregnancy and childbirth. (Much like the overrated "What to Expect..." series, unfortunately!)I found a number of sections that felt, to me, like slight, strange misrepresentations of the facts and norms, andThen I stumbled upon an entire paragraph that had no place in any book written by people with any interest in truth or accuracy: In their description of norms in the 3rd stage of labor(delivery of placenta), in the home setting, they write that your homebirth midwife will reach up into your uterus to "remove any remaining placental tissue."This is not true. In fact, it is a horrifying idea.I sincerely hope that they will correct this frightening, misleading, erroneous section in any later editions of the book.
