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The Birth Space

A Doula's Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond
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The Birth Space is a comprehensive guide by doula Gabrielle Nancarrow that supports readers from conception through pregnancy, birth, postpartum and matrescence. It emphasises choice and rights in the perinatal period and offers detailed information on preparing the mind and body for pregnancy and labour. The book demystifies medical terminology, provides remedies for common ailments, and includes insights from birth specialists. Featuring touching photography and real-life stories covering various experiences including pregnancy loss, IVF, same-sex conception, home births and caesareans, The Birth Space serves as a compassionate, spiritual and empowering companion for anyone entering parenthood.
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This book is ideal for expectant parents seeking informed, supportive guidance through conception, pregnancy and birth. It will also appeal to doulas, midwives and birth professionals interested in holistic and rights-focused care.

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The Birth SpaceΒ is an accessible guide to conception, pregnancy, birth and postpartum that highlights choice and rights in the perinatal space. This book will help guide and empower birthing people to find the right path for them.

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The Birth Space is a doula's guide to conception, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum that highlights choice and rights in the perinatal space.

In this beautiful book, trained and experienced doula Gabrielle Nancarrow offers comprehensive information about the birthing landscape that will empower you to choose the right birth for you – whether that be an obstetric, midwife, or home birth. The Birth Space shows us how to prepare our minds and bodies for pregnancy and labour, from conscious conception through to postpartum and into matrescence. Gabrielle helps us understand what to expect during this period and translates the medical terminology so we are informed. She also provides remedies for common ailments, shares insights from other birth specialists, and is a constant spiritual guide from conception and beyond… talk about continuity of care!

Filled with moving photography by Ilsa Wynne-Hoelscher Kidd (@ilsa_whk), Lisa Sorgini (@lisa.sorgini), and Hayden Trace (@feelinghomeagain) as well as intimate real-life stories from contributors covering pregnancy loss, IVF, same-sex conception, home births, caesareans, and more, The Birth Space is the essential companion for anyone who is seeking guidance as they enter this new chapter of their life.

β€˜In The Birth Space… you will find the information and support that will take you from conception through matrescence, with deeper calm, confidence, and power.’
Aviva Romm, MD

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Experts praise The Birth Space for its thoughtful and heartfelt guidance. Stuart J. Fischbein, MD FACOG, calls it a renewal of appreciation for the wonder of birth, filling a gap in pregnancy literature. Aviva Romm, MD, highlights the blend of lived experience and innate birthing wisdom that offers readers greater calm, confidence and power. Reviews warmly commend its sensitive storytelling, beautiful photography and practical, empowering approach.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781743796931

Publisher: Hardie Grant Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 July 2021

Country: Australia

Imprint: Hardie Grant Books

Illustration: Full colour photography

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 147.0mm

Height: 217.0mm

Weight: 776g

Pages: 272

About the Author

Gabrielle Nancarrow is a mother of two, a birth doula and the founder of Gather – a space for women in Melbourne. The experience of birthing and mothering her two daughters has changed the direction of Gabrielle’s life and career. When she became pregnant with her first baby in 2013, she was living in New York and leading the editorial team at Victoria’s Secret PINK. She hired a doula at 35 weeks’ pregnant and decided the minute her daughter was born that she too wanted to provide that same level of support and care to others. Gabrielle is an advocate for women's and reproductive rights and wants every birthing person to feel empowered, safe, supported and in control of their pregnancy, birth and postpartum experience. She lives in Melbourne with her husband and threeΒ children.

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