Product Description: A counterpoint of images and critical texts. PIX brings together experimental, independent and commercial cinema from all over the world, and explores its relation to the other arts. Beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated.

Product Description: Book by Smolen, Marguerite

A new edition, revised to provide week-by-week pregnancy information, shares authoritative and objective information about the physical, emotional, and financial issues associated with pregnancy and includes new data on preconception planning, motherhood over age thirty-five, and alternative birthing options. Original. (view table of contents)

Product Description: From the author of The Everything Pregnancy Organizer comes this month-by-month guide through the changes women will experience during pregnancy. The easy-to-read text is user friendly, and its compact size makes is very portable...read more

Product Description: The national C-section rate is at an all-time high of 31 percent. Are all these C-sections necessary, or are some of them done simply for the sake of convenience? Inductions seem to be the norm, but are they always needed? Today, expectant mothers are often left feeling powerless, as their instincts are replaced by drugs and routine medical procedures...read more

Product Description: "Your Pregnancy and Childbirth: Month to Month" is written by experts at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - the preeminent authority on women's health. Not a medical text but written in plain, easy-to-understand language, "Your Pregnancy and Childbirth" draws on this vast body of knowledge and experience to provide an authoritative pregnancy resource that you and your loved ones can trust...read more

Product Description: The Mommy MD Guide to Pregnancy and Birth is filled with tips and advice from 60 Mommy MD Guides―doctors who are also mothers. They're experts, squared! Combined, they draw from hundreds of years of experience as physicians, and among them, they have 146 children! The Mommy MD Guide to Pregnancy and Birth offers tips on both the challenges and the celebrations of pregnancy...read more

Product Description: Practical, hands-on information for fathers-to-be When it comes to pregnancy, dads' roles have changed so much in the past few decades that expectant fathers don't always know where to turn to for guidance and advice on this milestone event...read more

Product Description: There are lots of books for expecting and new parents―but this one is something special. Carole Kramer Arsenault has devoted her career to infant and pregnancy care, and worked for many years as a labor and delivery nurse, including at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital...read more

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A study of the universal experience of pregnancy and childbirth discusses the emotional aspects of pregnancy, the physical and spiritual aspects of the birth experience, and the cultural influences involved.

Product Description: Every year, four million women experience the joy of pregnancy―along with backaches, indigestion, sore feet, and difficulty sleeping. And after baby arrives, that persistent postpartum belly. Now proven relief is here. From Elaine Petrone, author of The Miracle Ball Method, with over 1...read more

Product Description: More than 150 serious questions from real moms-to-be, including:      •  Can I ride a rollercoaster in my first trimester?     •  Is it safe to pump my own gas?     •  Why is hair growing around my belly button?     •  Can I get pregnant when I’m already pregnant?     •  If I’m stung by a bee, can it hurt the baby?     •  If my baby only weighs one pound, why have I gained 15? Test your own maternity savvy—then turn the page and find out what the experts say!Being pregnant is no joke...read more

Product Description: If you're looking for the inside scoop on what it's really like to have a baby, you've come to the right place. This comprehensive guide features a friendly, fresh, and fun approach to the greatest adventure life has to offer. Based on the best advice from over 100 Canadian parents and panel of experts, this information is served up with a uniquely Canadian spin...read more

Product Description: For fathers-to-be, pregnancy can be exciting, stressful, exhilarating, or a combination of all three. The physical and emotional changes a couple experiences can be surprising. The Complete Pregnancy Guide for Expectant Fathers takes the mystery out of having a baby, including month-by-month details about how mother and baby will be changing, and educates fathers on how to help and support their partners throughout pregnancy and after the baby is born...read more

Product Description: In this new guide, the International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA) presents the best available evidence-based research on pregnancy, labour, childbirth, and newborn care. Its goal is to help expectant parents understand their options in maternity care, and guide them as they make informed decisions that best work for them and their families...read more

Back in the good ol days, mothers-to-be visited their obstetricians once a month and gave birth under heavy sedation, while dads paced nervously in the waiting room. If you choose to be more active in the birth experience, Pea in a Pod is your perfect playbook. After presenting an overview of birthing options and caregiver choices, Pea in a Pod offers a detailed description of conception and fetal development, along with the physical and emotional changes to expect during pregnancy. It also provides nutritional guidelines, exercise plans, information on prenatal tests and procedures, and a wealth of hints for the expectant father and labor partner. Labor variations are discussed along with common interventions and medications. Final chapters focus on infant care, detailing such topics as breastfeeding and childhood immunizations. The birth of a baby is a significant event in a parent s lifetime. Pea in a Pod will help make your journey from pregnancy to parenthood both memorable and rewarding.

Product Description: Every year, approximately 6 million women in America become pregnant. This time in a woman’s life is an experience full of physical and emotional changes that are exhilarating, amazing and complicated. The Complete Pregnancy Guide for Expectant Mothers takes the mystery out of having a baby, with comprehensive information about the day-to-day changes mother and baby will be experiencing, plus important facts and tips for having a happy and healthy pregnancy...read more

Product Description: Getting ready to welcome a new baby into the world is an exciting adventure—but it's also a lot of work! This helpful guide helps readers enjoy their nine-month journey while keeping everything on track. Monthly charts and checklists make it easy for parents to stay organized, and journaling pages help them reflect on their feelings along the way...read more