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What Mothers Do: especially when it looks like nothing
By Naomi Stadlen. 2004
'I can't emphasise enough how great What Mothers Do is' Emma Barnett'The best book on parenting' Guardian'Naomi Stadlen's What Mothers…
Do makes you feel like a million dollars' Zoe WilliamsHave you ever spent all day looking after your baby or young child - and ended up feeling that you have 'done nothing all day'? Do you sometimes find it hard to feel pleased with what you are doing, and tell yourself you should achieve more with your time? Maybe it's because you can't see how much you are doing already. In this unique and perceptive look at mothering, Naomi Stadlen draws on many years' work with hundreds of other mothers of a wide variety of ages and backgrounds. She explores mothers' experiences to reveal what they - and you - are doing when it may look, to everyone else, like nothing.If you are a mother, and have ever felt: that nobody understands what you do all day; overwhelmed by your feelings for your baby; tired all the time; that nothing prepared you for motherhood; uncertain what your baby seems to want; short-tempered with your partner - you will find this the most reassuring book you have ever picked up.Life After Birth
By Kate Figes. 2008
Forget about the baby for just one minute; what about you?New motherhood changes everything. Few women are prepared for the…
radical shifts in identity, emotional intensity and relations with friends, family and the father of their child. In this fully revised and updated edition of the classic book that first bust the conspiracy of silence surrounding the upheaval of new motherhood, Kate Figes draws on medical and historical research, the invention of 'good' motherhood as well as personal testimony to reassure new mothers everywhere that they are not only normal if they find things difficult, but also doing fine.Militarized Maternity: Experiencing Pregnancy in the U.S. Armed Forces
By Megan D. McFarlane. 2021
The rights of pregnant workers as well as (the lack of) paid maternity leave have increasingly become topics of a…
major policy debate in the United States. Yet, few discussions have focused on the U.S. military, where many of the latest policy changes focus on these very issues. Despite the armed forces' increases to maternity-related benefits, servicewomen continue to be stigmatized for being pregnant and taking advantage of maternity policies. In an effort to understand this disconnect, Megan McFarlane analyzes military documents and conducts interviews with enlisted servicewomen and female officers. She finds a policy/culture disparity within the military that pregnant servicewomen themselves often co-construct, making the policy changes significantly less effective. McFarlane ends by offering suggestions for how these policy changes can have more impact and how they could potentially serve as an example for the broader societal debate.'Darkly voyeuristic but with heart - as funny as it is painful and true. We loved it' GRAZIA'I don't think…
I've ever turned the pages of a book so quickly. So sharp, so tender... truly excellent storytelling' DAISY BUCHANAN'Entertaining and playful but with huge depth, meaning and heart. I raced through it' EMMA GANNON'Thrilling, exhilarating, devastating. A must-read' LAURA JANE WILLIAMS'Engrossing, fantastically written and painfully real. I laughed, sobbed and got the chills' JESSICA RYNUNDERBELLY[n.] singular The soft underside or abdomen of a mammal. An area vulnerable to attack.A dark, hidden part of society.Lo and Dylan are living parallel lives, worlds apart. Lo is the ultimate middle-class mother, all perfectly polished Instagram posts and armchair activism. Dylan is just about surviving on a zero-hours telemarketing job from her flat, trying to keep food on the table.But when they meet at the school gates, they are catapulted into each other's homes and lives - with devastating consequences . . . Explosive, sharply humorous and unflinchingly honest, Underbelly slices through the filtered surface of modern women's lives to expose the dark truth beneath.Coming August 2021!Praise for Anna Whitehouse:'Painful and funny - and painfully funny' Emma Freud'Thank God there is none of that smug, married-couple twattery in this book. I loved it' Jane Garvey'Fantastically unsmug' Woman's Hour'This book is a hoot - hilarious and heartfelt' Emma Gannon'Snort-tea-through-nose funny' Cherry Healey'This book left me laughing so very hard and equally blubbing with tears' Jools OliverMy Period: Find your flow and feel proud of your period!
By Milli Hill. 2021
The one stop guide to getting your period. Getting your first period can be exciting - but there are a…
lot of questions you might be too embarrassed to ask. Like how much will I bleed? Does it hurt? How can I prepare? And what's the point of a period anyway?Separating the fact from the fiction, Milli Hill answers everything you need to know - from menstrual cups and period pants, to cramps and hormones. She'll explain how incredible your body is, what is actually going on each month and why. With guidance on choosing period products, charting your cycles and preparing a first period kit, alongside profiles of 'cycle superstars', such as Amika George, who are working to end period poverty and start open conversations around periods, this book is the complete guide to getting your period.So find your flow, bust some myths and start to feel proud of your monthly cycle and your truly amazing body!Cesarean Section: Understanding and Celebrating Your Baby's Birth (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)
By Michele C. Moore, Caroline M. de Costa. 2004
Trusted physicians reassure mothers and mothers-to-be: It's okay to say yes.One in four babies born in the United States and…
Europe comes into the world via Cesarean section. Yet this procedure has been described by critics as an unnecessary and potentially dangerous medical intervention. Consequently, expectant mothers often fear this option, and women who have had C-sections can feel a sense of failure.In Cesarean Section: Understanding and Celebrating Your Baby's Birth, Drs. Michele Moore and Caroline de Costa emphasize the joy of delivering a healthy baby, however that is best achieved. They explain why Cesarean births are sometimes preferable to vaginal delivery for both mother and baby, and they help women understand the issues behind the decision to perform the procedure. From anesthesia, surgery, and recovery through at-home care of mother and child, the authors offer reassurance and practical information for all mothers and mothers-to-be. They also discuss the latest findings on postpartum depression and planning for future births, including the possibility of vaginal birth after a Cesarean section.For every woman who has a planned—or unplanned—Cesarean section, this book provides the information they need to alleviate their fears and come to value this delivery option."Because up to a quarter of all births are Cesarean births, prenatal preparation should include information about Cesarean sections for every woman. And that is why we have written this guide.... We believe strongly that it is time to speak out and say that Cesarean section is a normal birth method and that women who have a Cesarean section should not be made to feel that they have failed.... We hope you find the information in this book useful and helpful in thinking about C-section, whether you have already had a Cesarean and want to understand the experience better, you wish to plan for another C-section birth, or you are expecting a baby and want to be informed about all the possibilities ahead, including this other normal way of bringing a baby into the world."—from the IntroductionLoving You From Here: Stories of Grief, Hope and Growth When a Baby Dies
By Susan Clark. 2020
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. Loving You From Here explores the traumatic impact of losing a baby through stillbirth and neonatal death. It features the moving stories of multiple families; some affected recently, some decades ago, but still living with the loss. This book is a practical guide for grieving parents in the grips of tragedy, and those around them who want to be able to offer support. From managing those initial feelings of shock, grief, guilt and anger, this book will also show families how it is possible to grow around that grief and eventually form an enduring bond with their baby.This profound and insightful book will help everyone impacted by the loss of a baby - before, during or after birth - including those who have suffered an early or a late miscarriage and those who have had an ectopic pregnancy, and provides sensitive and reassuring advice on all aspects of loss and bereavement, as well as practical advice on how to find a new normal.This groundbreaking book breaks through the suffocating silence that surrounds the death of a baby and gives a voice to all those affected by baby loss.Birthing Mama offers a holistic approach to the transformative experience of pregnancy. Author Corinne Andrews, a yoga teacher since 2003…
and creator of Birthing Mama® Prenatal Yoga and Wellness, guides women through each week of the nine-month journey, integrating body, mind, and spirit through reflection, yoga postures and breath practices, self-care activities, and creative projects. Whether expectant mothers are setting up a Pregnancy Altar to focus their hopes and dreams for the baby-to-be, writing a Pregnancy Affirmation Statement, blending an herbal tea formula, or breathing into mountain pose for strength and healing, they will find a blend of self-nourishment and self-discovery, contemplation, and celebration through Andrews&’s gentle, empowering style. This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA.Mama Bear: One Black Mother's Fight for Her Child's Life and Her Own
By Shirley Smith. 2021
“Brave. Compelling. Provocative. ” —Gabrielle Union Wade, actress and New York Times bestselling authorIn this moving memoir, Shirley Smith, wife…
of NBA Champion and All-Star J. R. Smith, tells the story of giving birth to one of the youngest premature babies to survive—using her experience to heighten awareness of the crisis of Black maternal and infant health and pay tribute to Black women’s resilience.Shirley Smith and her husband, NBA champion J. R. Smith, looked forward to the birth of their second child, Dakota, as they celebrated New Year’s Eve with family at home. After dinner, Shirley felt a sharp pain that worsened through the night. Only 21-weeks pregnant, she was in labor. Mama Bear is the story of her 141-day ordeal, from entering a hospital emergency room on New Year’s morning and giving birth to her premature newborn, to taking her daughter home for the first time the following May.In telling her story, written with Zelda Lockhart, Shirley shines a spotlight on the dangers Black women face during pregnancy. Black mothers are twice as likely as their white counterparts to go into labor prematurely and lose their babies—and almost four times as likely to die giving birth. Neither socioeconomic status nor access to quality healthcare seem to matter. Tennis champion Serena Williams experienced life-threatening complications during childbirth, and Beyoncé suffered toxemia with her premature twins. Shirley chronicles the emotional and physical battle she and J. R. endured to save their daughter, and her continual struggles to support her family while nurturing herself. Like many Black women, Shirley was raised to believe that pain is a sign of weakness. The one who kept it together for everybody, she had always put herself second. She parallels this difficult journey to her childhood growing up with an addict mother, and having to raise herself and her brother from a very young age. A chronicle of pain, loss, and infidelity, Mama Bear is ultimately a story of love—a celebration of community, family, faith, healing, the maternal bond, and one woman’s indomitable spirit.Mamá slow: Tu guía de nutrición para cuidarte y cuidar de tu bebé en todas las etapas de la maternidad
By Elizabeth González. 2021
¿Quieres saber cómo alimentarte antes de quedarte embarazada para potenciar tu fertilidad y que todo salga bien?¿Cómo aliviar los síntomas…
del embarazo y el postparto para cuidar de ti y de tu bebé gracias a la nutrición?¿Cómo educar a tus hijos desde el principio de sus vidas en una relación sana con la comida? La guía de nutrición para cuidarte y cuidar de tu bebé en todas las etapas de la maternidad. Tras haber acompañado a cientos pacientes durante su maternidad y vivir la mía propia, nunca ha dejado de fascinarme el gran poder de la nutrición en cada etapa -la fertilidad, el embarazo y el postparto y la lactancia-, así como el gran reto de la alimentación de tu bebé. En este libro encontrarás una completa guía, exhaustiva en lo científico pero también llena de calor y cuidado, para que seas la mejor aliada de tu organismo y del de tus hijos en uno de los momentos clave de vuestras vidas, para aprender cómo usar a tu favor cada alimento, probar recetas terapéuticas y resolver todas tus dudas a través de consejos y ejemplos de mujeres reales. *** Elizabeth González, nutricionista experta en inmunonutrición y salud hormonal femenina y licenciada en Ciencia y Tecnología de los alimentos, te ayuda en Mamá slow a hacer el viaje de la maternidad en armonía, a sentirla como tu oportunidad para brillar, encontrarte más sana, segura de ti misma y cuidada que nunca. *** Tienes en tus manos un libro de nutrición, pero también un librode amor, porque detrás de cada historia de maternidad hay una gran historia de amor. En él... - Aprenderás a utilizar los alimentos y a combinar todos sus nutrientes para así potenciar lo positivo de cada etapa de la maternidad y prevenir cualquier posible complicación. - Conocerás la mejor manera de comenzar a alimentar a tu bebé, desde su lactancia a sus primeros bocados, usando los mejores alimentos para que su relación con la comida sea buena y saludable. - Descubrirás recetas para sacarles el mayor partido a los distintos alimentos y aprovecharlos en la etapa previa a tu gestación, el embarazo y el posparto. - Te daré claves para alcanzar tu bienestar, con respeto y amor, y descubrir que tu maternidad es una oportunidad única para mimarte por dentro y por fuera. - Conectarás con tu intuición y con tus deseos, y conocerás la importancia de escuchar tu cuerpo y el de tu bebé para sentirte confiada y segura en la maternidad. - Te desprenderás de la culpa y la mala relación con la comida y pasarás a tener claro que alimentarse puede convertirse en un placer y un acto de amor y autocuidado. ¡Te enamorarás de tu alimentación!Optimum Nutrition Before, During And After Pregnancy: The definitive guide to having a healthy pregnancy
By Susannah Lawson, Patrick Holford BSc, DipION, FBA. 2004
This book is the essential guide to nutrition for women who are either planning to conceive, are pregnant or have…
given birth. It will also help women who are having difficulty conceiving or taking their baby to term. Top nutritionist Patrick Holford and Foresight practitioner Susannah Lawson start with a pre-conception nutrition checklist, moving on to cover nutrition in pregnancy, complete with diet and meal plans, and follow up with useful advice about your own nutrition in early parenthood - from beating the baby blues to how to produce the best-quality milk. The final section deals with optimum nutrition for babies and young children, with information about weaning, prevention of allergies and the ideal diet for a healthy child. Discover top nutritional advice that will help you to achieve maximum fertility and good health, prevent birth defects, avoid sickness and other pregnancy problems, prevent allergies in your baby, feed your baby in the best way possible, and much more.Bras, Boys and Bad Hair Days
By Anita Naik. 2008
For every girl that wants to know how to apply make-up, how to ask a guy out, how to survive…
school and of course, how to buy a bra that fits... this book is an oracle of knowledge that no teenage girl should be without!With advice on boys, friends, parents, school and fashion, Bras, Boys and Bad Hair Days reveals all in one stylish, ultimate handbook.The Complete Guide To Baby Naming Ceremonies
By Becky Alexander. 2010
If you would like to celebrate the arrival of a new baby with friends and family, but are looking for…
an alternative to a traditional christening, this is the book for you. Civil weddings have been popular for a long time, but you can now have a Civil Naming ceremony for your child, held either at your local registry office, or at any venue of your choice. As there is no legal requirement, you can hold the party at home, in your garden, or at any venue you like. You can host the event yourselves, or ask a registered celebrant to host the event. This book contains lots of ideas to make your civil naming ceremony memorable and unique to your family. There are ideas for poems, readings, music, themes, and special ideas for how to mark the occasion. Everyone can get involved; grandparents, siblings, and specially nominated adults who can act as guardians. There are readings suitable for all. This book includes: - How to plan the naming party and ceremony - Ideas for indoors and outdoors decor, plus simple decorations - Providing entertainment and fun for children and adults - 10 special event ideas for the day, such as star naming, planting a tree and filling a time capsule - Traditional and contemporary ideas for readings and poems with new, specifically commissioned poems that are particularly relevant to this special occasion - Ideas and recipes for delicious food and drinkThis fully revised and updated edition of the best-selling book is your ideal companion through the 40+ weeks of pregnancy.…
Each week you will find information on how you might be feeling or what you should be doing and a review of your baby's progress - accompanied by specially created illustrations.Additionally, there is much vital information on antenatal care, fitness, diet, coping with common complaints and labour and delivery as well as an introduction to your newborn. All the information is presented in a succinct yet reassuring way and there are many useful illustrations, photographs and checklists.The Gentle Potty Training Book: The calmer, easier approach to toilet training (Gentle #4)
By Sarah Ockwell-Smith. 2017
'A practical guide to helping your child through one of the most important developmental stages of early childhood' - Green…
Parent Book of the MonthGurgle's Honest Read for DecemberHow to make potty training stress free for you and your childThe Gentle Potty Training Book is a practical guide to helping your child through one of the most important developmental stages of early childhood. Avoiding strict timelines, rewards and plans that are based solely on a child's gender, Sarah Ockwell-Smith advocates an approach that is based on your child's unique developmental stage - because the gentlest, easiest and most effective potty training happens when you work with your child as a team.Sarah's advice includes: * Recognising the physical and emotional signs that your child is ready* How to talk to your child about potty training and prepare them emotionally* What you need to get started - the practicalities* How to respond to accidents and setbacks* Potty training your child when you're in full-time work or co-parenting* The when and how of night-time potty training* What to do after previous false startsComprehensive, practical and realistic, Sarah's advice will give you the necessary understanding and confidence to make potty training a smooth process for you and your child.The Lazy Girl's Guide To A Blissful Pregnancy
By Anita Naik. 2011
THE LAZY GIRL'S GUIDE TO A BLISSFUL PREGNANCY is your guide to getting pregnant, being pregnant and life after pregnancy.…
It's for all girls who want to find the less stressed way to be pregnant but are too busy to wade through all the books, leaflets and advice. It's about the stuff that's tricky such as how to work when you have 24 hour fatigue and morning sickness. And the stuff that's annoying such as how to deal with the myriad of medical, anecdotal and personal advice thrown at you. But most of all THE LAZY GIRL'S GUIDE TO A BLISSFUL PREGNANCY is about the parts of being pregnant that secretly worry you - pregnancy sex, first time parenting, meeting your new baby and how to avoid turning your chic house into a large oversized playroom! Crammed full of:* Expert advice on pre and post pregnancy fashion and beauty* Essential mum tips on first time motherhood, and surviving labour* Smart advice on the emotional, physical and lifestyle changes of pregnancyTHE LAZY GIRL'S GUIDE TO A BLISSFUL PREGNANCY is your comprehensive and down-to-earth guide to staying sane through nine months and beyond.Pregnancy and Parenting after Thirty-Five: Mid Life, New Life (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)
By Michele C. Moore, Caroline M. de Costa. 2006
More and more women are having babies after the age of thirty-five and experiencing the joy of motherhood. But mothers-to-be…
in this age group sometimes face unique medical, emotional, and social challenges. Conception may be difficult and the risk of miscarriage during early pregnancy is higher, as is the potential for complications such as hypertension and diabetes. And having a child later in life can also be surprisingly disruptive to well-established domestic routines and carefully cultivated careers. Michele Moore and Caroline de Costa—two physicians who have been down this road themselves—offer reliable medical expertise and personal reassurance to women tackling these challenges. Pregnancy and Parenting after Thirty-Five covers a broad range of issues for mothers in mid life, from the possibility of Cesarean section to the awkwardness of being the oldest mom at PTA meetings to the joy of holding your infant in your arms. Incorporating the stories of real women who have gone through mid-life pregnancy, Moore and de Costa have created a valuable resource that will help other women do so realistically and with confidence. One of the few books devoted to prospective mothers over thirty-five, this one also includes information on surrogacy, adoption, and the first few months of being a new mother.Ngangk Waangening
By Rhonda Marriot, Doreen Nelson, Tracy Reibel. 2021
This is a unique book of Noongar and Yaatji mothers' accounts of their birthing experiences. These Elder and Senior women…
have generously shared their stories as a legacy for their families and communities, and as an educational tool for midwives.Childbirth-Related Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Risk Factors, Prevention, Evaluation, and Treatment
By Diego Riva, Gianfranco Minini. 2016
This book offers an up-to-date overview of childbirth-related pelvic floor dysfunction covering prevention diagnosis and management …
It encompasses all relevant conditions with particular focus on genital prolapse urinary incontinence and fecal incontinence Risk factors for pelvic floor damage related to childbirth are identified and a 3D simulation of delivery is presented The role of various diagnostic tools including pelvic floor ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging and anal sphincter electromyography is clearly described The importance of physiotherapy in preventing future alterations is explained and the indications for surgery which is reserved for more severe situations are discussed The book highlights the need for a multidisciplinary approach involving obstetricians gynecologists urologists midwives radiologists physiotherapists muscle laboratory engineers and computer techniciansCesarean Section: An American History of Risk, Technology, and Consequence
By Jacqueline H. Wolf. 2018
Why have cesarean sections become so commonplace in the United States?Between 1965 and 1987, the cesarean section rate in the…
United States rose precipitously—from 4.5 percent to 25 percent of births. By 2009, one in three births was by cesarean, a far higher number than the 5–10% rate that the World Health Organization suggests is optimal. While physicians largely avoided cesareans through the mid-twentieth century, by the early twenty-first century, cesarean section was the most commonly performed surgery in the country. Although the procedure can be lifesaving, how—and why—did it become so ubiquitous?Cesarean Section is the first book to chronicle this history. In exploring the creation of the complex social, cultural, economic, and medical factors leading to the surgery's increase, Jacqueline H. Wolf describes obstetricians' reliance on assorted medical technologies that weakened the skills they had traditionally employed to foster vaginal birth. She also reflects on an unsettling malpractice climate—prompted in part by a raft of dubious diagnoses—that helped to legitimize "defensive medicine," and a health care system that ensured cesarean birth would be more lucrative than vaginal birth. In exaggerating the risks of vaginal birth, doctors and patients alike came to view cesareans as normal and, increasingly, as essential. Sweeping change in women's lives beginning in the 1970s cemented this markedly different approach to childbirth. Wolf examines the public health effects of a high cesarean rate and explains how the language of reproductive choice has been used to discourage debate about cesareans and the risks associated with the surgery. Drawing on data from nineteenth- and early twentieth-century obstetric logs to better represent the experience of cesarean surgery for women of all classes and races, as well as interviews with obstetricians who have performed cesareans and women who have given birth by cesarean, Cesarean Section is the definitive history of the use of this surgical procedure and its effects on women's and children's health in the United States.