Pregnancy puts women on the threshold of a great rite of passage; they need a map to get from "here" to "there" without getting lost. Every modern woman has access to the health consumer map showing how to navigate routine obstetric care. Yet many women know something is missing from that map--and they are in luck--because that "something" is in this book. Gathering information is not enough. Wishful thinking is not a plan. ANCIENT MAP FOR MODERN BIRTH shows women how to prepare for, and to experience, birth as a heroic journey whether they are birthing in the operating room or in a hot tub.