Essential Oils for Childbirth: Using Aromatherapy to Reduce Stress, Alleviate Anxiety, and Lessen Pain with Any Birth Plan

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This easy-to-understand guide helps expecting mothers use the healing power of aromatherapy to improve the childbirth experience Many women experience anxiety and fear during childbirth. Essential Oils for Childbirth highlights the effectiveness of aromatherapy as an inexpensive, noninvasive practice to increase comfort in childbirth for all mothers-whatever their birth plan. Moms and partners will learn how to safely prepare and apply labor blends during childbirth, create their own effective labor blends, and massage their babies using essential oil blends.

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This book is a wonderful resource for pregnant women, their loved ones, and maternal-care providers. I enjoyed gaining many new insights and was impressed by the scientific references. Engaging and helpful at every turn!
Dr. James Byrne, MD, maternal fetal medicine specialist and founder of the Lucina Maternity Foundation

Essential Oils for Childbirthoffers women who want to use aromatherapy in childbirth an easy-to-understand guide with specific suggestions and helpful tips for both preparing their own blends and using them most effectively. Directions for baby and childrens massage with the help of essential oils and incorporation of storytelling is a great way to help new parents find different ways to bond with their children. This book is an easy and enjoyable read.
Olga Libova, certified nurse-midwife

This important guide is truly a must have for all providers of womens health and for those searching for alternative therapies. It is written in a style that makes it so easy to understand and a joy to read.
Lin Lee, RN, CNM, Bay Area Maternity and Womens Health, California

This book offers clear and helpful guidance for those who wish to have a natural childbirth using essential oils as part of their pregnancy and birthing experience as well as for care of the newborn baby. Boldys firsthand experience, both as a mother and nurse, is invaluable in this regard.
Julia Lawless, author ofThe Encyclopedia of Essential Oils, owner and director of Aqua Oleum, and international consultant for the aromatherapy industry

This is a valuable book for mothers, fathers, midwives, and nurses working in hospitals. It offers important practical information about the birthing process and the use of essential oils. It also offers a perspective on related topics like how to reduce cesarean-section births and how to deal with diapers on growing infants. [Boldys] focus on women and the birthing process offers a timely and unique angle in essential-oil literature.
Elizabeth Jones, author ofAwaken to Healing Fragrance: The Power of Essential Oil Therapy; founder of College of Botanical Healing Arts, California; and founder and co-owner of Elizabeth Van Buren, Inc.

Author Bio

MICHAELA BOLDY is a registered nurse, certified aromatherapy practitioner, certified infant massage instructor, and mom of four young children and has taught aromatherapy, anatomy, and physiology in the San Francisco Bay Area. After successfully incorporating aromatherapy in her own childbirth, she founded Michaela Boldy Aromatherapy, to sell the two essential oils blends she had created for herself--these blends were given a successful clinical trial in a Californian hospital where they were proven to promote relaxation and reduce anxiety both alone and alongside regular invasive childbirth procedures and/or pain medication. The blends were later sold in local hospitals and online and will soon be available from Elizabeth Van Buren. Boldy now lives in the UK.