The reassuring guide to a happy, healthy pregnancy This new edition offers soon-to-be moms and dads detailed, friendly information on preparing and planning for pregnancy.
Focussing ethnographically on private-sector maternity care in South Africa, Privileges of Birth looks at the ways healthcare and childbirth are shaped by South Africa s racialised history.
Today’s pregnancy books may no longer recommend martinis and cigarettes to help pregnant women relax, but most offer moms to be a ton of worthless information—like what kind of fruit your baby is the size of at Week 16.
Underpinned by substantive research on meeting the developmental and attachment needs of infants, this book offers constructive advice on how to encourage curiosity, confidence and emotional security in young children.
This insightful study of contemporary birthing uses the work of doulas to explore the questions raised near birth: What do we value, and how do we navigate those values when they are tangled in conflict?
Melissa Harris’s dream of being a mother again shatters when a fertility doctor tells her she may never have another child due to a physical anomaly in her uterus.
Both visual and practical, showing you the essential information that other books only tell youSome new parents feel daunted by huge baby and childcare tomes.
The most anticipated part of pregnancy is giving birth; yet most pregnancy books devote only a chapter or two to this miraculous event and the physical discomfort that accompanies it.
Do you want to raise a well-behaved, happy child but feel that common forms of discipline used today, which focus on rewarding, excluding or punishing children, don't work for your family?
En 2005, Annie Janvier a traversé une épreuve à l’ironie cruelle : elle a mis au monde sa petite Violette quatre mois avant sa date d’accouchement prévue, alors que son mari et elle-même sont médecins spécialistes des nouveau-nés malades.
Few experiences can compare to the trauma and pain of losing a baby; and the wall of silence that often surrounds that loss can make grieving even harder.
Practical, hands-on information for fathers-to-be Dad s Guide to Pregnancy For Dummies is packed with practical, straightforward information for fathers-to-be, covering all of the logistical, physical, and emotional aspects of pregnancy from a dad s unique point of view.
This useful book gives sound, straightforward advice about prenatal care, analyzing and diagnosing high-risk factors, and describing the tests, medications, and procedures necessary for a healthy pregnancy.
From weaning your baby to eating at the table with your toddler, enjoy food the Italian way with these delicious recipes that will nourish your little eaters - and you!
'Warm, generous and genuinely useful' - Lynn Enright, author of Vagina: A re-education 'No better person to finally illuminate this last taboo than Luce Brett' - Milli Hill, author of The Positive Birth Book 'A breath of fresh air' - Anna Williamson, presenter, broadcaster and bestselling author of Breaking Mad 'If you have a bladder you should read this.
If you want to get your mind and your money right in a mansplaining-free environment, the Rebel Mamas are here to help Get Your $hit Together is the antidote to all those boring financial planning books you dont want to read.
