Thanks for the Courage to Tackle Tough Issues

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	• Having Twins And More: A Parent's Guide to Multiple Pregnancy, Birth, and Early Childhood Elizabeth Noble Mariner Books, 2003 - 592 pages view larger image
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Refreshing!!

Thank you, Ms. Noble, for reminding all of us that being pregnant is not a DISEASE or a diagnosis but a naturally occuring event in our life cycle. She eloquently reminds us all to embrace our bodies, minds and spirits to nurture and protect our unborn children as well as ourselves. She provides glorious insight into the choices that we are capable of making. Most of us are scared into beleiving we need every test and measure simply because it is the "norm" in today's standards. Not many of us keep in mind that giving birth is the one process that has been occuring long before the medical profession has intervened in this process. Ms. Noble focuses her energy and attention on wellness and prevention which is a refreshing change from all the books out there that focus on interventions available. Maybe if more of us paid attention to our well being we wouldn't need so much intervention from the medical community. I must commend her for writing such a comprehensive book that truly empowers women to make choices.

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Thank you, Liz!

This revised edition of HAVING TWINS AND MORE covers every base... the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of giving birth to more than one baby at a time. As a longtime friend and colleague of Liz', I hear her voice clearly on every page, speaking with intelligence and concern for the health and well-being of mothers, babies, and families. When I was two days away from the birth of my twins -- 18 years ago -- Liz came to visit and gave me the best foot and leg massage ever (the babies were big and pressing down mightily on my pelvis and legs...there was so much fluid accumulated around my ankles that it felt like I had filled water balloons inside my skin... it even sloshed a little when I walked!). Unfortunately, buying this book doesn't get you a home visit from Liz, but it's the next best thing, filled with facts, figures, and insight into STAYING WELL during multiple pregnancy that you are not likely to find in any other book.

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Thanks for the Courage to Tackle Tough Issues

Thanks to Elizabeth Noble for the updated version of her informative book. She provides much-needed facts about a number of issues that need to be addressed. As an obstetrical unit nurse, I saw horrific things happen to mothers and babies in a setting that I thought should be respectful of the mother and infant, where I thought mother and baby would be protected. I was sadly mistaken. While it is not easy to learn about the horrors of what goes on behind closed hospital doors, it is crucial if parents are to make truly informed choices. Only fear-based parents -- those who want to bury their heads in the sand and pretend awful things don't happen in the hospital -- will want to deny the important information offered in Having Twins and More. I found the material on the importance of maternal/infant bonding, unnecessary medical procedures (episiotomy and more), and the pain, trauma, and lifelong consequences inflicted on an unconsenting male by unnecessary non-therapeutic amputation of a part of male genitalia (euphemistically called circumcision) to be especially important, and I applaud Elizabeth Noble's willingness to tackle sensitive, even taboo, subjects to bring them into the light and expose them for what they are -- most often unnecessary medical intervention. This is no easy feat when challenging the dominant paradigm, the status quo, and the current medical model.

Having Twins and More, with it's healthy approach to the normal birth process and promotion of minimal intervention, is an important book for parents and health-care professionals alike!

Marilyn Fayre Milos, RN, Executive Director
National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers, San Anselmo, California

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GREAT RESOURCE!!!

Once again, Elizabeth Noble has brought a more "normal" attitude toward twin pregnancy and birth. As a childbirth educator and doula specializing in multiple birth, and as a mother of twins myself and also a mother who experienced very complicated pregnancies, it is always so encouraging to read Elizabeth's research and picture proof that multiple pregnancies aren't always chocked full of problems... and yet... there is so much information also given regarding all the "what if's" and explanations of what happens when those "what if's" do happen. Seeing all the updates that Elizabeth has made to her latest edition is also a testament to her ongoing research on the subject of multiple birth.

I would continue to recommend this book to any mom/couple pregnant with twins. It's not necessary to read all chapters to get what you need from this commanding resource of information.

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Knows what she's writing about

Elizabeth Noble has been pioneering better attention toward childbirth and pregnancy for over 30 years. Her contributions are vast and this is no exception.

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