Beyond the Birth Plan - getting real about pain and power
By Rhea Dempsey

Research tells us many postnatal challenges stem from our pre-baby life: our emotional history, childhood and even babyhood. Prenatal preparation that recognises this is crucial in protecting new mothers from postnatal depression. It is also the kind of preparation Rhea Dempsey has offered for years to women wanting the best chance of intervention-free birth in our current system. 
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In Beyond the Birth Plan Rhea outlines this emotional preparation, drawing on brain science, psychology, midwifery research, and the personal stories of many women she has supported to birth the way they want.

Birth with Confidence - savvy choices for normal birth
​By Rhea Dempsey

In Birth with Confidence, one of Australia’s foremost thinkers on the subject of childbirth explains why normal birth is almost impossible in our current birth culture—and what women can do to beat the odds.

Birth with Confidence will help readers understand the benefits for mothers and babies of normal physiological birth and provide the insights needed to attempt normal birth in our high-intervention era. Armed with this understanding, women can make 'savvy choices' that will enable them to birth with true confidence.
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