Henci Goer

Who is Henci Goer?

Henci is an award-winning medical writer and internationally known speaker. Henci is the author of the well known The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth.

Henci's previous book, Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities: A Guide to the Medical Literature, is a highly-acclaimed resource for childbirth professionals, and a new edition is in press.

An independent scholar, Henci Goer is an acknowledged expert on evidence-based maternity care. Goer has written consumer education pamphlets and numerous articles for magazines as diverse as Reader's Digest and the Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing.

Henci has served as project director and participated as an Expert Work Group member on the document, "Evidence Basis for the Ten Steps of Mother-Friendly Care."

Currently, Henci is a resident expert on Lamaze Internationals website where she moderates the "Ask Henci" forum and appears as a regular guest blogger on "Science and Sensibility." She is also concentrating on writing and speaking.

Goer was a doula for over 20 years and a Lamaze educator for ten.

Henci Goer

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