Pregnancy and birth can be ecstatic, instinctive, fulfilling and safe for you and your baby. Gentle birth and gentle parenting lay a strong foundation for life-long health and wellbeing for all the family.

In this book, Dr Sarah Buckley combines the best medical evidence with her gentle mothering wisdom. Her articles, all published internationally, give you authoritative information, inspiration and support with your important questions.

Sarah shares her own stories of birth, breastfeeding, co-sleeping and gentle parenting and her compelling research on the benefits and safety of natural, undisturbed birth is backed by extensive medical research.