The Homeopathic Childbirth Manual

From the Book

Learn how to:

• Use homeopathy to prevent complications and to manage them if they should occur
• Select homeopathic medicines for your individual birth kit
• Know if you really need to induce labor and how to do it safely and naturally
• Manage false labor
• Change the breech baby’s presentation priora birth
• Move through emotional distress in order to give birth as calmly and confidently as possibe
• Manage prolonged, difficult, or dysfunctional labor
• Manage back labor and posterior position of the baby
• Prevent tearing and episiotomies while giving birth and how to heal them if they shoud occur
• Prevent a postpartum hemorrhage, retained placenta, and postpartum infection
• Heal physically and emotionally after a difficult delivery or a caesarean section
• Ease the newborn's transition into the world

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Details

Give birth naturally and safely with homeopathic medicine.
The Homeopathic Childbirth Manual is a reference guide written for pregnant women, homeopaths, midwives, and other birth professionals.

It offers clear and easy-to-follow information on how to manage many of the physical and emotional challenges encountered during the birth process, including how to safely use homeopathy, a gentle, yet powerfully effective form of natural medicine.

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Author

Betty Idarius

Betty Idarius has been working with pregnant women and their families as a midwife, counselor, and educator for over 20 years. She is licensed as a midwife in Arizona and California.

Betty graduated from the Pacific Academy of Homeopathic Medicine in 1995. She has continued her study with homeopathy masters worldwide. She is currently in private practice as a classical homeopath and midwife in Ukiah, California.

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Reviews

"The information presented in this book is clear, concise, and interspersed throughout with practical suggestions. Betty's dedication to the birthing process shines through on every page."
Miranda Castro, F.S. Hom., R.S. Hom.(N.A.)

"This book is a must for any midwife or homeopath helping women with the birthing process and any pregnant woman who wants to learn the benefits of homeopathy for childbirth."
Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, N.D., DHANP

"Thanks are due to Betty for her thorough and informative manual on a much neglected subject."
Richard Moskowitz, M.D.

"Betty's book is easy to read and understand — two elements vital to learning and understanding the art of homeopathy."
Jill Cohen, midwife

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Contents

Preface -- xi

Chapter 1
What is Homeopathy? -- 1

Chapter 2
Remedies to have in your Homeopathic Birth kit -- 5

Chapter 3
How to use Homeopathic Remedies -- 8
Choosing the Remedy -- 10
Choosing the Potency -- 16
How to take the Remedy -- 17
Repeating the Dose -- 19
Taking Care of Homeopathic Remedies -- 21

Chapter 4
Inducing Labor -- 22
First Remedies to Consider -- 27
Other Remedies to Consider -- 28

Chapter 5
Changing the Baby’s Presentation prior to Labor -- 31
First Remedy to Consider -- 32
Another Remedy to Consider -- 32

Chapter 6
False Labor (Preparatory Labor) -- 34

Chapter 7
Prolonged, Difficult, or Dysfunctional Labor -- 36
First Remedies to Consider -- 38
Other Remedies to Consider -- 42
Repertory -- 61

Chapter 8
Back Labor and Posterior Position of the Baby – 70
Remedies to Consider -- 71
Repertory -- 75

Chapter 9
Routinely Useful Birth Remedies -- 76

Chapter 10
Routinely Useful Postpartum Remedies -- 78

Chapter 11
Postpartum Hemorrhage -- 80
First Remedy to Consider -- 83
Other Remedies to Consider -- 83
Repertory -- 93

Chapter 12
Retained placenta -- 100
Remedies to Consider -- 101
Repertory -- 105

Chapter 13
Postpartum Infections -- 108

Chapter 14
Injuries to the Coccyx and Spine -- 111
Remedies to Consider -- 113

Chapter 15
Preventing and Healing a Perineal Tear or Episiotomy -- 115
Remedies to Consider -- 116

Chapter 16
Healing from a Difficult Delivery or Cesarean Section -- 121
Remedies to Consider -- 124

Chapter 17
The Newborn -- 128
First remedy to Consider -- 130
Other Remedies to Consider -- 131
Repertory -- 136

Postscripts -- 140

Resources -- 141
Homeopathic References -- 141
Childbirth References -- 142
Self-Care Homeopathic Books -- 144
Sources of Homeopathic and Childbirth Books -- 144
Homeopathic Pharmacies -- 145
Homeopathic Organizations -- 146
Midwife Organizations -- 146

Appendices -- 147
Pelvic Floor (Kegel) Exercise -- 148
Perineal Massage -- 150

Index -- 153
About the Author -- 160

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