Do You Want to Have the Best Pregnancy and Birth Ever? It's a question that every mother-to-be ... whether she is a first time mother or has had previous births ... desires. You have nine months to make that happen. Within Natural Childbirth Exercises, you will learn how to prepare yourself physically, mentally and emotionally for your pregnancy and the big event of giving birth. Step 1: Knowledge is the first step of understanding and taking power over your body during pregnancy! Step 2: Implementation of the Natural Childbirth Exercises that have been specifically developed for you, your body and your baby to practice during your pregnancy. Author Rhondda Hartman is your guide and coach, an expert on natural childbirth exercises who has personally instructed over 14,000 mothers in having a natural and joyful birth. Do you feel overwhelmed by the prospect of becoming a mother? Is pregnancy an uncomfortable state for you? Are you confused by what others say you must do in preparing for childbirth? Are you afraid of childbirth? Would you like to have one of the world's premier coaches as your guide in getting your body ready for your birth? ? You will learn: How it feels to be pregnant. How to identify and use specific exercises to prepare your body. How to become an expert in childbirth and pregnancy. How to accept the help of a best ever and pioneering coach. How to work with your own body during birth. How to find the best support team and specialists. How to choose the best health care provider. How to have the best birth ever. With Rhondda Hartman as your guide, you will lose that fear as you learn how it feels, what to do and where to get help. Pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding are all normal and natural functions of the female body but you have to learn the skills. She will show you how to plan and prepare for the best birth ever! Rhondda Hartman's book is wonderful. I am so impressed with the way she shares her beautiful attitude about birth. I look forward to having Natural Childbirth Exercises become a warm, inspiring compliment to the Bradley Method Classes. --Marjie Hathaway, American Academy of Husband-Coached Childbirth No one knows more about Dr. Bradley s Husband-Coached Childbirth better than Rhondda Hartman. As I worked side-by-side in his office with my beloved step-father, Dr. Robert Bradley, the amazing effect Rhondda had on our patients was proven daily with the successful outcomes of thousands of births. Get Natural Childbirth Exercises for yourself and any one you know who is pregnant. --Susan Lindemann Nelson Every pregnant woman needs this book. Rhondda s advice on birth and breastfeeding is pertinent and reliable. She knows childbirth first-hand as the mother of five and developer of childbirth exercises she successfully accomplished what she writes about. Not only did she teach natural childbirth, Rhondda was a La Leche League leader and together, we started the League in Colorado. Get Natural Childbirth Exercises if you are a healthcare provider; if you are a partner or spouse of a pregnant woman; or if you are pregnant. Any and all will benefit from learning about and using these exercises that will ease the birth for both baby and mother. --Mary Ann Kerwin, Co-Founder of La Leche League International For 25 years, Rhondda taught classes and trained and supervised other teachers in pregnancy and childbirth for Dr. Robert A. Bradley in his obstetrical medical Practice in Denver, Colorado. She is an expert on natural childbirth exercises and has personally instructed over 14,000 mothers in having a natural and joyful birth. She is on the Advisory Board of the American Academy of Husband coached childbirth and is charter member and past president of La Leche League of Colorado. The Bradley Method® is known globally and many of the exercises presented in Natural Childbirth Exercises were designed by her. Rhondda is the mother of five and earned her B.S. from the University of Alberta, Canada, her M.A. from the University of Colorado and her R.N. at the University of Alberta Hospital, School of Nursing. Natural Childbirth Exercises is her second book. Exercises for True Natural Childbirth was her first along with being a contributor to the Five Standards for Safe Childbearing by David Stewart, Ph.D. and Compulsory Hospitalization or Freedom of Choice in Childbirth? by Stewart and Stewart, editors.