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Childbirth without Fear
- Narrator
- Claudia Claudia Dunn
- Publisher
- Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
- Publish Date
- 21 January 2026
- Run Time
- 17 hours 53 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In an age when normal birth can still be overtaken by obstetrics, Grantly Dick-Read's philosophy is still as fresh and relevant as it was when he originally wrote this book. He unpicks the root causes of women's fears and anxiety about pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding with overwhelming heart and empathy. As one of the most influential birthing books of all time, Childbirth Without Fear is essential reading for all parents-to-be, childbirth educators, midwives and obstetricians!
This definitive reissue includes the full text of the fourth edition, the last completed by Grantly Dick-Read before his death in 1959, and The Autobiography of Grantly Dick-Read, compiled from his writings.
With a foreword by Ina May Gaskin.
This audiobook is expertly read by Claudia Dunn, with audio engineering by Mikhail Shirokov. It was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, LLC, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.
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Details
- Author
- Grantly Grantly Dick- Read
- Narrator
- Claudia Claudia Dunn
- Duration
- 17 hours 53 minutes
- Release Date
- 21 January 2026
- ISBN
- 9798349134913
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
Synopsis
In an age when normal birth can still be overtaken by obstetrics, Grantly Dick-Read's philosophy is still as fresh and relevant as it was when he originally wrote this book. He unpicks the root causes of women's fears and anxiety about pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding with overwhelming heart and empathy. As one of the most influential birthing books of all time, Childbirth Without Fear is essential reading for all parents-to-be, childbirth educators, midwives and obstetricians!This definitive reissue includes the full text of the fourth edition, the last completed by Grantly Dick-Read before his death in 1959, and The Autobiography of Grantly Dick-Read, compiled from his writings.With a foreword by Ina May Gaskin.This audiobook is expertly read by Claudia Dunn, with audio engineering by Mikhail Shirokov. It was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, LLC, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.
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