"Nothing I have accomplished has given me more confidence than birthing my children at home naturally. I was so high after delivering my children– not just because I had a new baby, but because I was so proud of what my body (and mind) were able to do. I strongly encourage women not to give this power away. Better Birth, The Ultimate Guide to Childbirth from Home Births to Hospitals is a great way to prepare women for the most beautiful and raw experience and to remind us all that on a very primal level, birthing is as natural to us as women as breathing." –Cindy Crawford, model and actress
"As my father (Jacques Courtin, founder of Clarins) used to say, ‘For a woman, to be attractive is to be alive'. At Clarins, women are our priority, and we strive to make each and every woman feel most attractive, especially when she is expecting a child. These are the most beautiful days of her life. We are thrilled and honored to partner [with] Better Birth.." –Christian Courtin-Clarins, president of Clarins
"Better Birth is a treasure – full of exactly the information every woman needs to conceive and nurture a baby through a joyous and meaningful birth.” –Christiane Northrup, MD, Author of Mother-Daughter Wisdom
“As a doctor who has partnered with and witnessed many women’s birth experiences in my hospital and birthing center, I highly recommend that every pregnant couple read [Better Birth] to be fully educated and empowered—out of this they will trust themselves and their choices… a revolutionary, evolutionary education." –Jacques Moritz, Director of GYN, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital & Birthing Center NYC
"A must read for any woman who is pregnant or is planning to be pregnant. It is a beautiful book that shows expectant moms the importance of understanding their Mind-Body connection and their own ability to create the birth they want - skills they can take into their pregnancy, birth and impart to their children. It is truly a delight. Denise consciously motivates women to take control of all realms of their birth experience. In a society where women have felt powerless for centuries, when moving into birth, Denise helps to empower women in many arenas. She gives a mom-to-be the opportunity to create the magical birth experience that will stay with her forever." –Sat Nam Gurmukh, Author of Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful
"Denise Spatafora has brought the science of the mind-body connection to conception, pregnancy and childbirth, once again giving women control of these most important events in their lives." –Dr. Marsden Wagner, M.D.,M.S., Author of Born in the USA, Former Director of Women’s and Children’s Health at the World Health Organization
"Helpful and generous, Denise's book opens the way for one's own visionary approach to birthing and beyond. This should be required reading for all pregnant women!" –Elena Brower, Mother of one
"Information that is provided in an accurate and clear way allows us to make the choices in our lives that will empower our best future potential. [Better Birth] is one of those well-written, thoroughly researched books, which everyone will benefit from. It is really one of the new manuals to help mothers and fathers become conscious about birthing, parenting and living." –Dr. Joe Dispenza, Author of Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind
“Childbirth is a complex neurohormonal, physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual event. However childbirth in our fast-paced, media culture has become a technological and increasingly surgical event, as the innate wisdom of childbirth has been replaced by a disempowering rhetoric of fear, experts and interventions. Denise Spatafora’s compelling guide, Better Birth, is a gift that offers women a practical and loving “toolkit”: instilling confidence, providing essential skills, and navigating the range of choices and challenges that arise during conception and pregnancy through giving birth into motherhood. The exercises, based on the BornClear method, are rooted in the science of childbirth, and offer women practical ways to nourish resilient connections between mind and body, while understanding and accessing the neurohormonal states that optimize conception, pregnancy, and the process of giving birth.” –Eden G. Fromberg, DO, Holistic Gynecology & Integrative Fertility, Midwifery Supportive Obstetrician
"An eye-opening and compelling explanation of the information needed by mothers-to-be to cast away the culture of 'fear' surrounding birth and to gain the empowering confidence of 'knowledge', leading to a new era of more humanized pregnancy and birth. Denise Spatafora explains how the overuse of medical technology and the commercialization of birth is interrupting the timeless biological blueprint of birth embedded in all women. This extraordinary book will help us restore the dignity and respect that each mother and child deserves, in order to favorably impact us and our children throughout life." –Barbara B. Powers, AMAYAL, Center for the Education of Health and Wellbeing
You have a lot more choices and control over your birth experience than you may know. Better Birth: The Ultimate Guide to Childbirth from Home Births to Hospitals, by Denise Spatafora is really the perfect guide for any woman who wants to be empowered by this important event... You will learn natural relaxation methods and the all important mind-body connection when preparing for birth. From water birth to C-sections, you're sure to feel much more informed after reading through this motivating book." –DivineCaroline.com
"It is the mind-body connection that will allow parents to fully experience and appreciate the emotional, physical, and spiritual beauty of childbirth. Better Birth will help guide parents through this journey of creation and destination to birth." –Donna Karan, American Fashion Designer and creator of DKNY
“As a doctor who has partnered with and witnessed many women’s birth experiences in my hospital and birthing center, I highly recommend (and have it be mandatory reading for my patients) that every pregnant couple read [Better Birth] to be fully educated and empowered—out of this they will trust themselves and their choices. [Better Birth] is a revolutionary, evolutionary education." –Dr. Jacques Moritz, Director of GYN. St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital & Birthing Center NYC
"Denise Spatafora has brought the science of the mind-body connection to conception, pregnancy and childbirth, once again giving women control of these most important events in their lives."–Dr. Marsden Wagner, M.D.,M.S., Author of Born in the USA, Former Director of Women’s and Children’s Health at the World Health Organization
