Product Description: My Pregnancy and Baby is an accessible, up-to-the minute sourcebook of everything that makes pregnancy and caring for a baby up to the age of 3 an enjoyable and healthy experience. The woman's role in managing her pregnancy and child care is emphasized...read more

Product Description: This invaluable guide is an ideal companion for anyone seeking to maximize their chance of conception, offering a healthy start to pregnancy through natural regimes and holistic techniques. All the most commonly-asked questions are answered thoroughly and sensitively: the issues surrounding the decision to have a baby; planning an approach that includes eating the correct foods and understanding cycles; learning which factors count for and against a successful conception; and knowing when to seek professional help...read more

Product Description: You just got that positive pregnancy test and suddenly you feel lost in a sea of questions, concerns, what-ifs, and what-nows? To navigate this new world of body changes, blood tests, mood swings, and baby gear, you need a helpful guide that’s with you from the first positive test to the last push...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

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

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: 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

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: 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: 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: 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

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.

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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

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: 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