In this powerful and ground-breaking
book, Benig Mauger challenges one of the most pervasive
myths of our time, namely that birth is a physical event
to be managed by doctors.
Based on her experience as a birth teacher, therapist and
mother, and backed by recent research in pre- and
perinatal psychology, the author places birth and life in
the womb as a formative experience creating patterns we
carry with us into later life.
Anchoring her insights in Jungian
psychology, Benig Mauger highlights the "loss of soul"
many feel as a result of our modern medicalised way of
birth where technology has replaced nature.
Drawing on her work, she explores the darker unexplored
territories of childbirth; the fears and fantasies of
pregnancy; the despair and anguish of women after
traumatic birth experiences; the raw pain of babies torn
from their mothers at birth and the joys of coming into
life. Through real life/ birth stories she evokes the
realities of life in the womb and intelligent, sensitive,
feeling prenates who carry with them the memories of their
experience.
This book looks at the inside story of childbirth and in
so doing gives voice not only to women and their babies,
but to anyone interested in the nature of the human soul.
This book makes it impossible to continue to view birth as
simply a physical event with no lasting consequences.
Reviews
"Songs from the womb - Healing the Wounded Mother is not only
ground-breaking but highly readable" Sue Leonard, Your New
Baby
"Giving women back their birthright" Fiona Looney, Sunday
Tribune Magazine
"There isn't a word from Songs from the Womb that doesn't feel
right to me. This is simply a stunning book" Clare McKeon,
Sunday Independent
"Songs from the womb is an important addition to the body of
writing, dealing with peaceful and troubled births and their
effects on society. It should be required reading" Julie
Lineberger, Round Table Review
"Songs from the womb is a deep and compassionate exploration;
it is not a superficial book" Kelly Moran, Jung Index
"With its Jungian perspective, this book is a unique
contribution to the literature of pre- and perinatal
psychology" Jane English, Journal of Prenatal and Perinated
Psychology and Health
