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Everything in this book is something you can actually do.
Mindful Birthing isn't a theory about how birth should go. It's a practice for how to be; in labor, in the early weeks, in the ordinary hard moments of raising a child, and beyond. What you read in these pages is what we teach.
Whether you're here as an expectant parent looking for a class or as a birth worker wanting to bring this work to your own clients, you're in the right place.
“Every once and a while a book comes along that is truly useful for a specific purpose, and yet, in using it for that purpose, repurposes you and transforms how you see and move in and understand your life and the world. Mindful Birthing is one of those books.”
— Jon Kabat-Zinn
The Second Edition: What's New?
The first edition of Mindful Birthing was published in 2012. In the newest edition, Nancy has added:
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A new chapter on Mindfulness for Early Parenting
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An expanded appendix on the Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) research since it began until now
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Updates on current practices, hospital protocols, and statistics
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Updates of the resource list about pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, parenting, and mindfulness
What hasn't changed is the foundation: the same mindfulness lineage, the same evidence-based approach, the same honest belief that you don't have to suffer, and that awareness is always available to you.
Birth Workers and Perinatal Professionals
You work with pregnant and new families.
If this book changed how you see your work, or confirmed what you already sensed was missing. The Mindful Birthing Teacher Training may be the next step. It's a professional credential, a curriculum, and a community.
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