"It is the mind-body connection that will allow parents to fully experience and appreciate the emotional, physical, and spiritual beauty of childbirth. Better Birth will help guide parents through this journey of creation and destination to birth." —Donna Karan, American Fashion Designer and creator of DKNY Pregnancy should be a time of joy and celebration. But if you're not emotionally, physically, intellectually, and spiritually prepared for childbirth, it can also be a time of stress and anxiety. Better Birth takes the fear out of labor and delivery and empowers expectant mothers to have an informed, safe, and peaceful birth. Better Birth is the resource that pregnant women can turn to again and again to answer all their questions about the birthing process. From choosing to deliver in a hospital, birthing center, or at home, birthing expert Denise Spatafora prepares expecting mothers to have the childbirth they want. Tap into your mind-body connection to draw upon natural relaxation methods that promote a childbirth experience that is beautiful and fulfilling, rather than frightening. If you or someone you love is pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant, Better Birth is the first step toward achieving an empowering birth experience. "Nothing I have accomplished has given me more confidence than birthing my children at home naturally. I was so high after delivering my children– not just because I had a new baby, but because I was so proud of what my body (and mind) were able to do. I strongly encourage women not to give this power away.  Better Birth, The Ultimate Guide to Childbirth from Home Births to Hospitals  is a great way to prepare women for the most beautiful and raw experience and to remind us all that on a very primal level, birthing is as natural to us as women as breathing."  –Cindy Crawford, model and actress "As my father (Jacques Courtin, founder of Clarins) used to say, ‘For a woman, to be attractive is to be alive'. At Clarins, women are our priority, and we strive to make each and every woman feel most attractive, especially when she is expecting a child. These are the most beautiful days of her life. We are thrilled and honored to partner [with] Better Birth ." –Christian Courtin-Clarins, president of Clarins "Better Birth is a treasure – full of exactly the information every woman needs to conceive and nurture a baby through a joyous and meaningful birth.” –Christiane Northrup, MD, Author of Mother-Daughter Wisdom “As a doctor who has partnered with and witnessed many women’s birth experiences in my hospital and birthing center, I highly recommend that every pregnant couple read [ Better Birth ] to be fully educated and empowered—out of this they will trust themselves and their choices… a revolutionary, evolutionary education." –Jacques Moritz, Director of GYN, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital & Birthing Center NYC "A must read for any woman who is pregnant or is planning to be pregnant. It is a beautiful book that shows expectant moms the importance of understanding their Mind-Body connection and their own ability to create the birth they want - skills they can take into their pregnancy, birth and impart to their children. It is truly a delight. Denise consciously motivates women to take control of all realms of their birth experience. In a society where women have felt powerless for centuries, when moving into birth, Denise helps to empower women in many arenas. She gives a mom-to-be the opportunity to create the magical birth experience that will stay with her forever." –Sat Nam Gurmukh, Author of Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful "Denise Spatafora has brought the science of the mind-body connection to conception, pregnancy and childbirth, once again giving women control of these most important events in their lives." –Dr. Marsden Wagner, M.D.,M.S., Author of Born in the USA , Former Director of Women’s and Children’s Health at the World Health Organization "Helpful and generous, Denise's book opens the way for one's own visionary approach to birthing and beyond. This should be required reading for all pregnant women!" –Elena Brower, Mother of one  "Information that is provided in an accurate and clear way allows us to make the choices in our lives that will empower our best future potential. [Better Birth] is one of those well-written, thoroughly researched books, which everyone will benefit from. It is really one of the new manuals to help mothers and fathers become conscious about birthing, parenting and living." –Dr. Joe Dispenza, Author of Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind  “Childbirth is a complex neurohormonal, physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual event. However childbirth in our fast-paced, media culture has become a technological and increasingly surgical event, as the innate wisdom of childbirth has been replaced by a disempowering rhetoric of fear, experts and interventions. Denise Spatafora’s compelling guide, Bet