Preparing for Childbirth

A physician and expert on guided imagery teaches three types of relaxation exercises that can physically and mentally prepare a woman for childbirth. His lessons on general relaxation, childbirth rehearsal, and imagery for the last week of pregnancy are offered at a soothing pace. The presentation is relaxing to hear and has broad enough content to make it a comprehensive relaxation tool for childbirth. Rossman's tone is soft, even when warning us that the exercises should be used in conjunction with medical and other approaches to childbirth. In a field prone to controversy, his calmness and deft framing of the advice should make this lesson accessible to advocates of all approaches to childbirth. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine