Are you worried that your labor will be long & difficult? Are you frightened of the pain of contractions or dreading induction? Is your birth partner unaware of how to support you or massage you during childbirth? Do you want to learn breathing techniques or pushing positions that can help you avoid a tear? If you answered YES to any of these questions, put this book in your cart now. This review says it better than we could: "This is my 4th pregnancy, and I thought I had read every book out there on labor and delivery. Well, I was wrong, and this is the BEST book I've read about concrete, practical, evidence-based techniques to shorten labor. This is not a book about positive birth affirmations (though I love those too); this is a book that gives you tips and strategies that I wish I had known with my previous deliveries. It's a quick read and will leave you feeling more confident and prepared. Buy it!"Written with input from hundreds of women who have given birth with all types of complications, this book is backed by evidence-based research and has been recently updated for Covid-19. It also contains real birth stories, illustrations and humorous anecdotes. This book will appeal to the new millennial generation of pregnant women, birth partners and supporters, childbirth educators and professional healthcare workers who are short on time and want to see immediate results. According to the Author, "labor has increased in length by an average of two hours over the last 30 years and this book looks to cut the average labor in half by reducing fear and educating the next generation of parents".