Product Description: The Handbook of Women, Stress and Trauma focuses on the stresses and traumas that are unique to the lives of women. It is the first text to merge research from the fields of trauma and women's health and development. Using a lifespan developmental approach, the text begins by addressing specific issues women face in their lives, drawing upon theories of development and exploring how women's relationships with others buffer - or sometimes cause - stress and trauma...read more

Product Description: Researchers are discovering that breastfeeding is more protective of maternal health than previously imagined and that it dramatically lowers women's risk of cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes during middle and old age--common causes of premature mortality...read more

Product Description: Breastfeeding is natural, but it's not always easy. It is the biological norm, but it is not the cultural norm. By learning the seven basic principles in this book, mothers can dramatically increase their likelihood of success and make breastfeeding the enjoyable experience it should be...read more

Product Description: This work translates research into practice by examining the intersection of family violence and health. It looks at the healthcare needs of people who have experienced abuse and subsequently have related chronic diseases and conditions...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Discusses ways to cope with the stress, depression, anger, and relationship changes that can afflict new mothers and addresses special problems faced by mothers who have survived abuse or who have lost a child. (view table of contents)

Product Description: This book integrates recent research on postpartum depression (PPD), organizing it into a conceptual model and providing specific steps that can help professionals identify mothers who might be suffering from postpartum depression...read more