Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Your Growing Latter-day Saint Family

by Kathleen Tooley Johnson

Expecting a baby? What can you do to make it a happy, healthy, spiritual experience? Parents who read this book will *How faith in God and self is the key to a peaceful pregnancy
*The importance of using your agency or choice in pregnancy and childbirth
*How to better share between husband and wife the experience of becoming parents
*The spiritual purposes for the physical experience of pregnancy and childbirth
*How to recognize the risks of routine technology
*How to deal positively with labor
*How to develop an eternal perspective in your relationship with your baby

239 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 1996

Reviews

[Karin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a basic birth-type book written from a more natural-less intervention POV. Every once in a while, the author threw in some LDS related commentary, but I wish there had been more.

She only spent about 1/2 page on NFP/FAM which was disappointing and while much of her breastfeeding info was outdated, the books and resources she recommends were top-notch (keep in mind this book was published in 1996, so I expected some outdated info).

All in all, if a woman is looking for a more spiritually-centered pregnancy and birth, i think she would be much better served by the new book, "the Gift of Giving Life"