info for friend

[mntnmom]

My friend is young and pretty mainstream. She had a bad epidural experience with her first baby. She's pregnant again and serious about not having another epi. I would like to find some basic, "entry level" info on pain management. I don't want to overwhelm her to start with, and a lot of the really good stuff like hypnobabies just isn't available for non German speakers here.
Thanks in advance

[Kelly1101]

Here is some very basic lamaze-method info... http://www.lamaze.org/Default.aspx?tabid=90

Pretty geared towards women who do not know a lot about natural birth, but not overwhelming. It's just some info about movement, avoiding interventions that may cause more painful labor, having a good support team, etc. It doesn't go that much into actual methods, but introduces the idea of med-free pain management.

Is it possible for her to have a doula in Germany? Also for her a class of lamaze or bradley would probably be very helpful, if those are available.

[rparker]

I was going to recommend The Birth Book by William and Martha Sears, but this is pretty much the same info for free:

http://www.askdrsears.com/html/1/T010800.asp#T012000

[RedOakMomma]

Do you have access to a copy of Ina May's Guide to Childbirth? I've had several mom friends change their thinking (and pain management strategies) after reading that book.

[Comtessa]

What language does your friend speak? There might be some things accessible to her in her own language...