Book Recommendation: Journey Into Motherhood by Sheri L Menelli

Description: A collection of 48 positive, natural and varied birth stories including: first births, subsequent births, hospital births, home births, unassisted births, water births and VBACs as told by the mothers themselves. After each story, there is section titled: A Mother's Guidance where the woman relays what helped her most in achieving her positive birth as well as occasional notes from the author.

Why all pregnant women should read this book...
The biggest obstacle the average woman must overcome in having a positive birth is not pain or unforseen complications but rather fear.Thanks to unsolicited horror stories, overly dramatic documentary shows and inaccurate birth portrayals in movies, women have lost confidence in their bodies' innate ability to give birth. This book is an antidote for fear as it casts birth in a different light-birth as a transforming, an exhilirating, and even a healing life event.

In reading these stories women can build confidence and begin to prepare and look forward to one of the most memorable days of their lives.