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Series
Publisher
Sterling Publishing Co., Inc
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Highly praised by expectant parents and childbirth educators alike, this comprehensive pregnancy reference (704 pages) is specifically designed for today's hurried moms (and dads) for getting them through pregnancy and early baby care. Numerous navigation aides in the volume help parents to rapidly access critical information. The beautifully-illustrated, Your Pregnancy Week-by-Week section details every body change for both Mom and Baby for nine...
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Life Long
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
A week-by-week guide that provides information about each stage of pregnancy, featuring illustrations that show what is happening to the developing baby and pregnant mother, and including a discussion of how to best prepare for pregnancy.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Extended interviews with some of worlds top birth experts. Entertaining and a great resource or teaching aid for midwives, doctors doulas and anyone interested in current maternity practices. Meet the experts is an Australian series of interviews that gives unprecedented access to some of the world's top childbirth experts. You choose the expert choose from one-on-one, extended interviews with Sheila Kitzinger, Michel Odent, Richard Porter, Ina May...
Author
Publisher
Mayo Clinic Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Learn how to have an empowered, more joyful birth with this concise guide from Mayo Clinic, named the #1 hospital in the world by Newsweek.
Giving birth can be - and should be - an exciting, positive experience. While every labor and delivery has unique challenges, you can help to make it the best possible experience through a combination of comfort techniques, education and an understanding of options.
This concise guide to pregnancy and childbirth...
Author
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Full of honest advice and inclusive options, Why Did No One Tell Me This? is the funny, personality-filled, illustrated guide to pregnancy, birth, and beyond that modern parents have been waiting for. Pregnancy and childbirth are full of big questions--what if my baby is enormous? Will my water break naturally? What even goes into a 'birth plan'? How on earth am I going to keep this child alive once it's here? And where do I turn for advice that will...
Author
Publisher
Partera Press
Language
English
Description
Here is a holistic approach to childbirth that examines this profound rite-of-passage not as a medical event but as an act of self-discovery. Exercises and activities such as journal writing, meditation, and painting will help mothers analyze their thoughts and face their fears during pregnancy. For use during birth, the book offers proven techniques for coping with labor pain without drugs, a discussion of the doctor or midwife's role, and a look...
10) Happy birth day!
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
A mother tells her child about its first day of life from the moment of birth until it falls asleep for the night, snuggled between a loving mom and dad.
11) Birth stories
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Birth stories goes beyond The face of birth documentary to share compelling birth stories from nine diverse women who choose different models of care for their pregnancies. Although each have different outcomes, all have empowering experiences. Featuring over 110 minutes of content, including previously unseen, extended-interview footage, this Australian-produced film is a must see for anyone expecting a baby, birth professionals or people who just...
12) Inhale, Exhale
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
At Saint Boniface General Hospital in Manitoba two women pass each other in the corridors. Gisèle Fontaine hurries to help women in childbirth, while Louise Saurette attends the dying. Birth and death, moments of transition that involve a transformative journey, have much in common. The midwife and the chaplain offer themselves as guides on the painful and essential path of abandonment. With delicacy and restraint this film reveals the essence of...
Author
Publisher
Sterling Publishing Co., Inc
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
The most empowering, informative, and reassuring pregnancy guide for moms-to-be is now thoroughly revised! This new edition of Great Expectations: Pregnancy and Childbirth still has everything moms loved about the first book, including the quick-reference format and appealing mom-to-mom voice. Prospective moms will find the most current and comprehensive week-to-week section and Internet resources, as well up-to-date advice on prenatal testing, weight...
14) The Pregnancy Countdown Book: Nine Months of Practical Tips, Useful Advice, and Uncensored Truths
Author
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The average pregnancy lasts 280 days-and the suspense can be excruciating! The Pregnancy Countdown Book counts down the biggest milestones every step of the way, with one page of helpful information for each day of your pregnancy. Here are tips from doctors and mothers, amusing anecdotes and quotes, and all of the uncensored details that other books won't tell you. The perfect gift for expecting moms of all ages, The Pregnancy Countdown Book is a...
Author
Publisher
Addicus Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Examining the effects of exercise on women and their babies, this book presents case studies of women who exercised regularly before, during, and after pregnancy. The book provides guidelines for exercise plans that safely fulfill a mother's needs during different phases of pregnancy, answering such questions as, How does exercise benefit the mother? How does exercise affect growth of the fetus? What is the effect of exercise on milk production? Does...
Author
Publisher
The Unapologetic Voice House LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
This book is not only a personal journey of pregnancy and birth, it explains situations many new mothers find themselves in. Perhaps you're an expecting mother that does not feel completely comfortable with your healthcare provider and you need direction on next steps. Maybe the idea of induction has been presented and you're in need of holistic ways to jump-start labor. Or, you've just given birth and find yourself experiencing breastfeeding woes,...
17) Home Birth
Author
Publisher
Open Road Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
For women who believe that childbirth is a normal event, and that hospitals are places to treat illness, home birth with a licensed professional midwife is a safe and viable option. Unlike the rest of the world where home birth and midwifery are the norm, Western society has captured the traditional childbirth model and recreated it as a high-tech pathological event fraught with dangerous interventions. Yet, the United States continues to rank...
Publisher
IRB
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Ina May Gaskin's Ina May's Guide to Childbirth and NOT the original book. Preview: Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by midwife Ina May Gaskin explores midwifery as an alternative to traditional hospital delivery. In 1971, Gaskin helped found The Farm, a commune in Tennessee that includes a birthing center... Inside this companion to the book: • Overview of the Book • Insights from the Book • Important People...
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