The Birth Report Author:Valmai Howe Elkins In this frank, up-to-date guide to the "New Obstetrics", leading childbirth educator Valmai Howe Elkins, author of The Rights of the Pregnant parent, follows six couples through their birth experiences: what they expected and what actually happened; what worked and what didn't. She discusses the importance of prenatal classes, the trend away fro... more »m "managed births", the exciting innovation of "birthing rooms". Most important, she talks about attitudes towards women and birth, and about how parents and professionals can work together to give every baby the best possible birth.« less