The Sacred Gift of Childbirth: Making Empowered Choices for You and Your Baby

Doula and childbirth educator Marie-Ange Bigelow combines evidence-based research with Latter-day Saint doctrine to help expectant mothers understand childbirth as a sacred, divinely designed experience rather than a curse. Covering how God designed labor, the risks and benefits of inductions, epidurals, and cesareans, postpartum depression, and a husband's supportive role, the book empowers low-risk LDS women to make informed, inspired birth choices. Warm, faith-affirming, and practical, it reframes birth as an opportunity for spiritual growth, bonding, and partnership with Heavenly Father.

• A rare childbirth book that speaks directly to Latter-day Saint mothers, framing birth as a sacred partnership with Heavenly Father.
• Combines evidence-based birth research with gospel doctrine to reframe childbirth as a blessing, not a curse.
• Written by an experienced doula who has supported over a hundred births and taught hundreds of couples.
• Includes a candid, faith-based chapter on postpartum depression and a full husband's guide to supporting his wife.

Perfect for a pregnant Latter-day Saint woman preparing for birth who wants to understand childbirth through both an evidence-based and gospel-centered lens and is drawn toward a natural, low-intervention delivery.