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Publisher
Mayo Clinic
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Pregnancy can be an adventure -- full of thrilling moments, unknowns, decisions and joy. Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy is the ultimate guidebook for navigating the road to parenthood, with everything you need to know along the way to help you have a healthy pregnancy and baby. This inclusive, updated manual is packed with research-backed advice for every part of the journey, from conception to postpartum and the newborn weeks. Inside...
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Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author of Expecting Better, a guide to navigating a second pregnancy when the first did not go as planned-with Dr. Nathan Fox, Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist. In Expecting Better, Emily Oster revolutionized the pregnancy landscape with her data-driven approach. In the years since, she kept hearing questions from readers on how to approach a second pregnancy when the first has not gone as planned. The Unexpected...
Author
Publisher
Wm Morrow Gift, an imprint of Willam Morrow
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Practical, reassuring, and beautifully written, A is for Advice provides a brief and compelling reflection on pregnancy, birth, and the early postpartum period for expectant mothers of all kinds--whether you prefer a water birth at home or a scheduled C-section in a hospital, whether you believe in painkillers or an all-natural labor, breast milk or formula, this book speaks to you and your pregancy. Written in the approachable and friendly tone...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"New York Times bestselling author Nancy Redd's visual guide to pregnancy and all the bizarre, hilarious, and often unanticipated changes a woman's body can go through. WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME THIS COULD HAPPEN?!-- This is not the thought you want to be having when you're frantically Googling whether your pregnancy symptom is normal or an emergency. Just when you thought there could never be another pregnancy book, Pregnancy, OMG! comes along, and...
Author
Publisher
Kitsune Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
El método japonés para sobrellevar el embarazo, el parto y el posparto de una forma más sencilla gracias al yoga. Durante el embarazo, las mujeres sufren cambios físicos y emocionales que juegan un papel muy importante en la preparación hacia la maternidad. Mariko y Tomoya, creadores del principal canal de yoga en Japón, nos ofrecen seis programas de yoga con ejercicios sencillos para practicar antes y después del parto y que te ayudarán a...
Author
Publisher
Sounds True
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Pregnancy is about more than simply growing a baby-- it's about becoming a mama. Long before your baby is born, motherhood means a decision to focus on your health; to start saving up for your first home; to connect more deeply with your partner. Motherhood will mold you in unexpected ways-- but becoming a mama doesn't mean leaving the woman you are behind. Koziol, Tenety and Spalding are here to coach you through this season of transformation. --...
Author
Publisher
Fair Winds Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Do you want to make a healthy baby and have a healthy pregnancy? Are you interested in a holistic approach to fertility? Do you need to optimize your fertility due to your age or health conditions? Are you trying to conceive and experiencing challenges? Very few women and men expect to have trouble when it comes to having a family, and coming up against obstacles can bring about epic levels of stress. Deciding what steps to take can be absolutely...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A doctor's revelatory account of pregnancy and the complexity of reproductive life-and everything we lose when we don't speak honestly about women's health. "My work offers a window into the darkest and lightest corners of people's lives, into the extremes of human experience," writes Dr. Chavi Eve Karkowsky in High Risk, her timely and unflinching account of working in maternal-fetal medicine-that branch of medicine that concerns high-risk pregnancies....
Author
Publisher
Abrams Image
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"From the collective that bfought you The First Forty Days, Nine Golden Months invites mothers-to-be to sink into a deeper experience of preganancy where they are held, nurtured, and empowered from withing. Brimming with inspired guidance from the world's wisest practitioners of prenatal care and packed with recipes created for every stage of the journey, it encircles you with support from the first tender weeks until the triumphant moment of birth"--Back...
15) Expecting better: why the conventional pregnancy wisdom is wrong -- and what you really need to know
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When award-winning economist Emily Oster was a mom-to-be herself, she evaluated the data behind the accepted rules of pregnancy, and discovered that most are often misguided and some are just flat-out wrong. Debunking myths and explaining everything from the real effects of caffeine to the surprising dangers of gardening, Expecting Better is the book for every pregnant woman who wants to enjoy a healthy and relaxed pregnancy -- and the occasional...
Author
Publisher
Mango Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A birthing guide to help Black mothers-to-be navigate everything from what's happening in the body to planning the birth announcement to postpartum care.
Oh Sis, You're Pregnant! is a book that mostly focuses on the common knowledge that mothers should consider when having their first baby but also shares topics that can be beneficial for moms on their second, third, or fourth baby -- such as VBAC's, how to plan financially for your impending birth,...
Author
Publisher
Broadleaf Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A tragedy is unfolding all around us and is receiving well overdue attention. Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy than their white peers. But Dr. Monique Rainford is working to better understand these disparities and do something about them. Pregnant While Black is a hopeful exploration of the issues pregnant Black women face in America. Within these pages, Dr. Rainford draws on over twenty years of experience working in...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Sport
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Pilates for Pregnancy covers the fundamentals of Pilates and includes a progressive Pilates programme tailored for each trimester - focusing on pelvic floor and abdominal strength, posture and health & fitness. Anya Hayes' insightful exercise guide will help you conquer the physical and mental stresses of pregnancy and improve your pregnancy health, mood and energy. This is a straight talking, woman-to-woman pregnancy fitness guide with a difference....
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