Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: The wisdom and science of gentle choices in pregnancy, birth, and parenting
Foreword by Ina May Gaskin

Pregnancy and birth can be ecstatic, instinctive, fulfilling, and safe for you and your baby. Gentle birth and gentle parenting lay a strong foundation for life-long health and wellbeing for all the family.

In this book, Dr Sarah J Buckley MD, family physician, mother of four, and Mothering favorite writer, combines the best medical evidence with her gentle mothering wisdom. Her articles, all published internationally, give you authoritative information, inspiration, and support with your important questions:
Is it safe to expose my baby to ultrasound?
Can natural birth really be safe and ecstatic?
How could birth affect my baby’s brain development?
Do epidurals and other drugs used in labour carry any risks for my baby and me?
Is a cesarean a safer way to give birth?
Is it a good idea to bank my baby’s cord blood?
How can I get a good night’s sleep with a small baby?
Can I really care for my baby without using diapers?
When should I stop breastfeeding?
How can gentle discipline help me raise responsible children?
Sarah shares her own stories of birth, breastfeeding, co-sleeping, and gentle parenting, and her compelling research on the benefits and safety of natural, undisturbed birth is backed by extensive medical research.

"Sarah Buckley creatively integrates mind/body wisdom with the latest scientific research to provide women with the essential tools they need to make conscious choices throughout their pregnancy and birth” Deepak Chopra, Author, Peace is the Way

“Sarah Buckley is precious, because she is bilingual. She can speak the language of a mother who gave birth to her four children at home. She can also speak like a medical doctor. By intermingling the language of the heart and the scientific language she is driving the history of childbirth towards a radical and inspiring new direction.”
Michel Odent MD, surgeon, natural birth pioneer, author, Birth Reborn

"Sarah Buckley's book is hands-down and easily the best of all birthing books yet." Joseph Chilton Pearce, author, Magical Child

"Hurrah for Sarah Buckley. Her broadly informed, authoritative voice is sorely needed..." Ina May Gaskin, midwife, author, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

For more information see www.sarahjbuckley.com