Temporarily Out of Print Please contact us to be updated on availability. The Gentle Greeting will help you and your family create a wonderful pregnancy and birth experience. Written by an enlightened obstetrician, this book emphasizes both the medical and the spiritual aspects of pregnancy and childbirth. From pre-pregnancy planning through delivery and beyond, Dr. Ronald Cole combines a medically sound foundation with a positive connection of the mind and body to help you create a loving, safe, gentle greeting for your baby. With a caring hand, The Gentle Greeting will show you how to: Understand your childbirth options so you can design the birth experience you want Choose an obstetrician who will work with you to help you understand and implement safe, individualized choices for pregnancy and birthing Establish an early bond with the baby through loving thoughts and communication during the pregnancy Involve the entire family, especially the father, in the pregnancy and birthing experience Encourage sound medical and physical preparation, incorporating holisitic techniques such as visulization, meditation and yoga Enlightened Water Birth Video "Your baby deserves love and a safe, natural birth. See how you can create the ultimate first impression." An enlightened birth advocate illustrates a loving use of natural home birth techniques in a hospital environment. Spiritual principles are added to best assist Mother Nature. For some couples, water birth provides a unique opiton for those wanting more involvement and responsibility. This video disscusses the principles of a hospital-based water birth and provides two loving examples of water birth.