Spirit-Led Birth

This book is an indepth study of 1Tim. 2:15, from an LDS or "Mormon" woman's perspective. I invite all women to read it and glean knowledge from its pages. May you take from it that which inspires and uplifts you. This book is not endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints. The book is based on the author's interpretation of scripture and it explores "spiritual" prenatal care, how breastfeeding impacts our children spiritually and physically, and how to overcome the effects of the fall of Eve in childbirth. 

I am offering this book for free, as a hard copy costs about $25 to print and bind at the copy shop, and is a pain for me to have to do one at a time. It still needs editing, but after 10+ years of working on it I am eager for some feedback.

If you want to read this book I only ask that you return and leave a review below. Any links would also be appreciated.

As of June 5, 2008 this book can no longer be downloaded. I am currently editing each chapter significanlty with the help of Jenne Alderks of the Descent Into Motherhood blog. If you would like to be notified when the chapters are available again, go to the home page and sign up for email updates.  Thanks. susana

You can download each chapter in a Word format , or the entire book as a PDF file.

Chapters 1-2  Includes Introduction, Table of Contents, & Ch. 1 "The Purpose of Childbearing," Ch. 2 "Laboring to Establish Zion"

Chapters 3-4  "The Deception" & Birth Story #1,   "Adversity" & Birth Story 2 & 3

Chapters 5-7  "Fear" & Birth Story 4,   "Faith" & Birth Story 5,  "Vocalization" & Birth Story 6,

Chapters 8-9  "Nutrition" & Birth Story 7, "Charity" & Birth Story 8

Chapters 10 "Holiness" & Birth Story 9,

Chapter 11 "Sobriety" & Birth Story 10

Chapter 12 "The Traditions of Men"

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From Kataraina:  "I wanted to email you to thank you for writing A Christ-Centered Birth: Applying Principles of The Gospel of Jesus Christ to Childbearing.

My husband and I were married in 2000, and it took us 7 years to get pregnant (although we know that this was God's plan, and it was all in His time).

When I finally got pregnant, I read lots of stuff on the net to prepare myself for labour. Mostly I read stuff like hypno-birthing and stuff like that, but one day my husband told me he didn’t want me to read anymore of that stuff because I should be relying on the Lord for my 'pain-free labour'.

I resented him for awhile for this because of my fear and doubt, but then a few weeks later, I somehow came across your site and your Christ-centered birth book. After printing it, reading it, and highlighting parts of it, I was so grateful to have found it, because so much of what you had written was exactly what I felt about birth but wasn't able to explain, or I didn’t know where it come from doctrinally. Plus I was able to try and share sections of it with my husband (although he still wasn't interested in reading anything).

Read the rest of Kataraina's birth story.
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