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Bumpology: the myth-busting pregnancy book for curious parents-to-be
By Linda Geddes. 2014
Prompted by her own first pregnancy, science journalist investigates old wives' tales, news reports, and governmental regulations surrounding pregnancy and…
childbirth. Covers nutrition, body reactions, exercise, the birth process, newborns, sleep, breastfeeding, subsequent pregnancies, and more. Expanded from a fourteen-part series originally published by New Scientist. 2013Labor day: true birth stories by today's best women writers
By Eleanor Henderson, Anna Solomon. 2014
Thirty writers describe their own experiences of giving birth. Discuss overcoming infertility, feeling frustration about medical staff attitudes and derailed…
birth plans, having twins after miscarriage, and the thrill of finishing labor and meeting their babies. Contributors include Ann Hood, Dani Shapiro, Julia Glass, and Cheryl Strayed. Strong language. 2014Otherhood: modern women finding a new kind of happiness
By Melanie Notkin. 2014
Fortysomething New York City writer and entrepreneur examines the growing number of women who are remaining childless, usually by situational…
chance rather than choice or infertility. Discusses society's preconceptions of such women, a possible sociological basis for the phenomenon, and coping techniques. 2014Call the midwife: a memoir of birth, joy, and hard times (The Midwife Trilogy #1)
By Jennifer Worth. 2012
Autobiography of woman who trained as a nurse/midwife and served in London's impoverished East End during the 1950s. Describes her…
sheltered background, life in an Anglican convent, and long hours among poverty-stricken patients. Basis for the PBS series. 2002Origins: how the nine months before birth shape the rest of our lives
By Annie Murphy Paul. 2010
Science writer explores the field of fetal origins. Includes Paul's interviews with scientists, anecdotes from her own pregnancies, and research…
on the lifelong effects of gestational influences. Traces our evolving understanding of prenatal issues such as diet and nutrition, stress, environmental toxins, exercise, and drug and alcohol use. 2010Two is enough: a couple's guide to living childless by choice
By Laura S. Scott. 2009
Scott, the founder of the Childless by Choice Project, researches the motives of couples who choose to remain child-free and…
their decision-making processes. Analyzes results of a survey taken to determine the top eighteen reasons people do not have kids. 2009You having a baby: the owner's manual to a happy and healthy pregnancy
By Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz, Mehmet Oz. 2009
Physicians Roizen and Oz, authors of the "You" medical books, offer a layman's guide to pregnancy. They describe fetal development…
and maternal health; cover nutrition, hormones, medications, exercise, and stress; and discuss labor, delivery, and the first month of the infant's life. 2009Erased: missing women, murdered wives
By Marilee Strong, Mark Powelson. 2008
Drawing upon her research of the Scott and Laci Peterson case, journalist Strong explores more than fifty similar murders she…
terms "eraser killings." Describes well-planned intimate-partner homicides that employed soft-kill methods and left no evidence to link the murderer to his victim. Some violence and some strong language. 2008The art of waiting: on fertility, medicine, and motherhood
By Belle Boggs. 2016
In her new book The Art of Waiting, author Belle Boggs ponders the nature of reproduction in modern America, which…
is of necessity a means of pondering the nature of family, which in turn is a means of pondering the nature of intimacy and love. The word 'infertility' is no longer a single word but is transformed into a thousand stories and a thousand possible families--thwarted, growing, reimagined. UnratedBetter breastfeeding: A doctor's guide to nursing without pain and frustration
By Linda D Dahl. 2022
The ultimate modern-day breastfeeding guide, with empowering, medically sound advice and solutions for the trickiest issues—from a pioneering ENT doctor…
and breastfeeding expert. In today&’s breastfeeding-friendly environment, the pressure to nurse is intense. We hear over and over that breastfeeding is natural, and every woman can do it. The truth is, the majority of moms need help breastfeeding, but they&’re forced to sift through varying viewpoints from a dizzying host of sources instead of being able to turn to a doctor for advice. And when breastfeeding doesn&’t work, they&’re the ones getting blamed for failure. In Better Breastfeeding , you will find information, not opinions: science-backed facts to help you make informed decisions, without feeling ashamed or bullied. Dr. Linda Dahl presents a new paradigm for breastfeeding based on diagnosing and treating mothers and babies using anatomy and physiology, offering a comprehensive overview of how breastfeeding works, why it fails, and what to do about it. Dr. Dahl takes you through the basics of breastfeeding in a week-by-week guide and explores solutions for little-understood difficulties like gape restriction and tongue tie, nipple and breast pain, issues with milk supply, or abnormal nursing behaviors. Better Breastfeeding is the no-holds-barred primer that every mom needs before and during her breastfeeding journey so she can advocate for herself and her baby.  Expecting (Gravel Road Rural Ser.)
By Shannon Freeman. 2016
Three very different girls meet at a program for pregnant teens. Will they be able to learn from each other…
and see through the drama? Some strong language. For junior and senior highExpecting Adam: a true story of birth, rebirth, and everyday magic
By Martha Beck, Martha Nibley Beck. 2011
John and Martha Beck had two Harvard degrees apiece when the conceived their second child. Further graduate studies, budding careers,…
and a growing family meant major stress - not that they'd have admitted it to anyone (or themselves). As the pregnancy progressed, Martha battled constant nausea and dehydration. And when she learned her unborn son had Down syndrome, she battled nearly everyone over her decision to continue the pregnancy. She still can't explain many of the things that happened to her while she was expecting Adam, but by the time he was born, Martha, as she puts it, "had to unlearn virtually everything Harvard taught [her] about what is precious and what is garbage."Hannah and the mountain: notes toward a wilderness fatherhood (American lives)
By Jonathan Johnson. 2005
This story is a timeless memory of two people's unique intersection with landscape, imagination, hope, and love. It contains hard…
truths and great beauty. The subject--making a life of worth under challenging circumstances--is universal and powerfully wroughtLa grossesse est l'une des expériences de vie les plus profondes et marquantes... mais c'est également une période durant laquelle…
une femme peut avoir l'impression de retomber en enfance. Parmi mille injonctions, on lui impose d'éviter le café, la charcuterie, les sushis, les oeufs crus, de faire de l'exercice ou de rester couchée, de recourir à la péridurale, et ce, sans jamais lui en expliquer les raisons. Lorsqu'Emily Oster, économiste de réputation mondiale, est elle-même tombée enceinte, elle s'est interrogée sur ces directives communément admises. Elle est remontée aux sources et a découvert avec surprise que la plupart d'entre elles étaient excessives ou tout simplement fausses. Ce guide déboulonne les mythes et explique ce que chaque femme enceinte a réellement besoin de savoir, des véritables effets de la caféine aux dangers surprenants du jardinage. Un ouvrage indispensable pour profiter de sa grossesse en toute sérénitéAuthor of The Imus Ranch (DB 61309) cookbook suggests ways to reduce children's exposure to environmental toxins throughout each stage…
of their development. Discusses sources and effects of various chemicals. Provides advice about vaccinations, sun protection, consumer products, nutrition, fitness, and the dangers of plastics. Includes recipes and resources. 2008What to expect when your wife is expanding: a reassuring month-by-month guide for the father-to-be, whether he wants advice or not
By Thomas Hill, Cader Books Staff. 2007
Parody on the What to Expect series offers advice for expectant fathers. Discusses the mother-to-be's physical changes, symptoms of sympathetic…
pregnancy, guidelines for sex, what to say--and not say--during labor, and paternal postpartum hair loss. Includes a month-to-month breakdown of necessary purchases, such as Tivo and cigars. 2007Mi bebé y yo: una guía para el embarazo y el cuidado de tu recién nacido
By Christine Thomas, Deborah D. Stewart. 2007
What to expect when you're expecting: 4th Edition (What to Expect)
By Heidi Murkoff, Heidi Eisenberg Murkoff. 2008
Fourth edition of the classic month-by-month childbirth primer. Details the physical and emotional symptoms, medical tests, and procedures women are…
likely to experience before, during, and after pregnancy. Includes updated information on postpartum depression, breastfeeding, alternative birthing methods, diet, and chronic health conditions. Offers advice for expectant fathers. Bestseller. 2008Chronicles the 2004 murder in Missouri of Bobbi Jo Stinnett, who was eight months pregnant when someone strangled her and…
cut the living fetus from her womb. Describes how the alleged attacker, Lisa Montgomery, met Stinnett on line and later passed the baby off as her own. Violence. 2006J'ai fait un humain
By Gabrielle Caron. 2022
L'humoriste Gabrielle Caron a eu envie de raconter son entrée dans la maternité, entremêlant ses attentes et ses scénarios parfaits…
avec la réalité. Attention, divulgâcheur : dans 100 % des cas, ça ne se passe pas comme prévu. Dans cet ouvrage parsemé d'anecdotes cocasses, de moments de panique, de questionnements et d'autodérision, elle s'ouvre avec sincérité sur son expérience. Des premiers mois de grossesse à l'accouchement, en passant par le shower , les cours prénataux et la dépression post-partum, elle dit tout avec franchise. Grâce à son écriture colorée, toutes les mamans pourront se reconnaître dans ce livre où l'émotion et l'imperfection côtoient le rire.