Mind Over Labor

A guide to using mental imagery as a tool in labor and childbirth.

by Carl Jones

A revolutionary method of childbirth from a leading childbirth educator.

The fear and pain most women expect from pregnancy can at last be overcome. Carl Jones, a certified childbirth educator, tells how using mental imagery can help reduce the pain of labor by controlling the fear beforehand. His easy-to-follow, eight-step method, which teaches the mind to cooperate with the body, will help make childbirth less stressful and more natural. Ideal for incorporating with massage therapy sessions.

Carl Jones, through his insight, experience, and thorough scholarship, has integrated the essential ingredients of holistic childbirth.
— Dr. David Stewart, Director NAPSAC International

Bravo! Mind Over Labor is one of the most significant breakthroughs in the history of childbirth education. The method this book teaches-using mental imagery-is without doubt the most powerful resource a couple has for reducing the fear and pain of labor. Every expectant parent should read this positive, loving book.
— Suzanna May Hilbers, Registered Physical Therapist, ACCE, and teacher-trainer for ASPO/Lamaze

BOOK SPECIFICATIONS

1987 publication, 192 pages, soft cover bound