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New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"A must-have baby shower gift for expectant dads! In this one-of-a-kind guide, dad, doula, and certified lactation counselor Brian Salmon and perinatal mental health and relationship expert Kirsten Brunner offer practical, modern-day survival tips for expectant dads and birth partners. Gone are the days when fathers would nervously pace the waiting room while their partners gave birth. Dads are participating in childbirth now more than ever before....
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Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Pregnant women encounter advice from many directions about how to have a healthy pregnancy — not only from health care providers, but from relatives, friends, and the Internet. Some of these pieces of advice (on topics that range from inducing labor to telling the baby's gender to improving breastfeeding) have been handed down from woman to woman for generations, and don't appear in any medical textbooks. Dr. Jonathan Schaffir explores the origins...
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2019]
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"There is no right way or best way to give birth, but if you're pregnant, you're likely already hearing advice and stories about what you should do, how you should feel, and what you should want from your birth experience. Your Birth Plan is an intervention: it's a birth book that equally honors all paths and all pregnant people, guiding and empowering you to make informed decisions, without judgment or prescription, for your own positive birth experience....
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This fully revised and updated edition, traces in full-color images and photographs the journey from conception to birth. A user-friendly, chronologically arranged reference, I'm Pregnant presents full and accurate information at each stage of pregnancy. Updates include: breastfeeding, medication, alcohol, smoking, diet, cord blood collection, maternity benefits, antenatal tests, epidurals, signs of labor, and the baby's check up.
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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"Designed as an informational resource for patients, Your Pregnancy and Childbirth: Month to Month, Seventh Edition sets forth current information and clinical opinions on subjects related to women's health and reproduction. Your Pregnancy and Childbirth: Month to Month is a resource for informational purposes. Topics include : getting ready for pregnancy -- choosing who will care for you during pregnancy -- what to expect during each month of pregnancy...
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Sounds True
Pub. Date
2020.
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Pregnancy isn’t just about creating a baby. It’s also about the powerful transformation we go through on the journey to becoming “mama.” We created The Motherly Guide to Becoming Mama to coach and inspire you each step of the way. This is the pregnancy book we wish we’d had when we first became mothers―a mama-centered guide that doesn’t just focus on your baby’s needs, but honors and coaches you through this profound life change. Here’s...
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Althea Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"All moms-to-be have the same goal: healthy pregnancy, healthy baby. But along the way it can be hard-- not to mention a little scary-- to figure out how to treat your aches, pains, and even emotional swings safely. Now you can knowledgeably and confidently use natural and affordable essential oils throughout pregnancy and beyond with hundreds of safe blends. The complete book of essential oils for mama and baby is your go-to resource of natural remedies....
9) Nurture: a modern guide to pregnancy, birth, early motherhood-- and trusting yourself and your body
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Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Nurture is the only all-in-one pregnancy and birthing book for modern mothers-to-be and their partners who want a more integrative approach. Author Erica Chidi Cohen has assisted countless births and helped hundreds of families ease into their new roles through her work as a doula. This beautiful, comprehensive and judgement-free pregnancy companion covers everything from the beginning months of pregnancy to the baby's first weeks. Including supportive...
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Hachette Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
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"An empowering, inclusive guide to pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum life that puts mothers first--not a particular philosophy or agenda--and offers passionate and straightforward guidance on the issues that matter most to them, so that they can have the kind of parenting experience they desire"--
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Mango Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
A birthing guide to help Black mothers-to-be navigate everything from what's happening in the body to planning the birth announcement to postpartum care.
Oh Sis, You're Pregnant! is a book that mostly focuses on the common knowledge that mothers should consider when having their first baby but also shares topics that can be beneficial for moms on their second, third, or fourth baby -- such as VBAC's, how to plan financially for your impending birth,...
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Barnes & Noble Books
Pub. Date
c2004
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Highly praised by expectant parents and childbirth educators alike, this comprehensive pregnancy reference (704 pages) is specifically designed for today's hurried moms (and dads) for getting them through pregnancy and early baby care. Numerous navigation aides in the volume help parents to rapidly access critical information.
The beautifully-illustrated, Your Pregnancy Week-by-Week section details every body change for both Mom and Baby for nine...
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White Ladder
Pub. Date
2010
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"She's pregnant, which means you're pregnant. Not literally of course, but you'll be slap bang in the middle of nine months of flying hormones, back rubs, and too much talk of childbirth - you're in for the ride of your life. And you're going to be a dad. Fatherhood is just around the corner - are you ready? Most pregnancy books are for the mother but this one is just for you, the new father. We guide you through nine months of joy, excitement, fear,...
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Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Packed with information, tips and advice from the development of your baby to how to best support your pregnant partner.
Your partner is pregnant, and by now you’re undoubtedly experiencing the element of fear that every dad-to-be feels upon learning a new baby is on the way. Well, sir, it’s time to embrace this fear and tackle parenthood and the pregnancy process head-on! Packed with information, tips, and advice, from the development of your...
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"The fourth edition of this best-selling, ground-breaking, information-packed guide for dads-to-be is now significantly, updated, revised, and expanded. We are expecting! The twentieth-anniversary edition of this thoroughly updated and revised parenting classic remains the most informative and reassuring book for expectant fathers everywhere. In addition to sharing the wisdom of the ages, Armin A. Brott, Mr. Dad, presents new insight into the emotional,...
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The Simplest Company
Pub. Date
2023.
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"Forget all the other pregnancy books. This new breakthrough pregnancy title is the first illustrated, practical, grab-and-do guide that makes the parent-to-be journey easier, less stressful, and far more enjoyable. The author and a team of pregnancy experts bring unprecedented clarity, simplicity, and no-nonsense advice to the complex and stressful world of pregnancy."--
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Hardie Grant Australia
Pub. Date
2021.
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"The Birth Space is a doula's guide to conception, pregnancy, birth and postpartum that highlights choice and rights in the perinatal space. In this beautiful book, trained and experienced doula Gabrielle Nancarrow offers comprehensive information about the birthing landscape that will empower you to choose the right birth for you - whether that be an obstetric, midwife or home birth. The Birth Space shows us how to prepare our minds and bodies for...
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