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Midwives in the United States live and work in a complex regulatory environment that is a direct result of state and medical intervention into women's reproductive capacity. In Birthing a Movement, Renee Ann Cramer draws on over a decade of ethnographic and archival research to examine the interactions of law, politics, and activism surrounding midwifery care. 

In I Love My Kids, but I Want My Body Back, Dr Malcolm Linsell shares his patients’ experiences so other women will know what to expect when contemplating plastic surgery. From initial consultation to surgery and beyond, 10 women reveal how their body image issues had a negative impact on their mental and physical health, relationships, and quality of life. Their stories are honest accounts of how they found the courage to change what they didn’t like about their bodies, creating for themselves a calm self-assurance that radiates out to those around them.

From an expert counselor, a compassionate, comprehensive guide to healing, conception, and pregnancy after loss of a baby. The challenges of having another pregnancy after loss can be extensive from a physical/medical standpoint alone, but no more so than the emotional and psychological hurdles...

Getting Pregnant for Dummies offers up-to-date advice on the current methods and treatments to assist in conception. This guide will help you understand why infertility occurs, its contributing risk factors, and the steps to take to increase the chances of giving birth. From in vitro fertilization to third party reproduction (donor sperm or eggs and gestational surrogacy) to lifestyle changes to understanding genetic information to insurance, legal and medication considerations, this book covers all the information you need to navigate your way to the best possible results.

Celebrated doula, healer, yoga teacher, and parenting coach Lori Bregman brings a holistic guide to being a more balanced, authentic, and joyful mother. Introducing the "five expressions of motherhood" - Action Mama, Flow Mama, Rebel Mama, Vulnerable Mama, and Free Mama - Lori offers supportive advice, exercises, meditations, and yoga practices to cultivate a healthy balanced life and stronger bonds. Accessible and encouraging, Mamaste provides foundational tools for parenting, relatable examples, and exercises to build self-awareness and mindfulness.

From the author of the hugely successful The Sensational Baby Sleep Plan comes a follow-up guide helping parents to handle sleep issues in toddlers and children aged over 12 months.

Pregnancy and birth can stretch our bodies to their limit and beyond. Incontinence, birth injuries and birth traumas have been a taboo topic for far too long, and, until now, this has prevented women from fully regaining their strength. Stronger is the must-listen guide to the bodily changes encountered by all women following pregnancy, with explanations, exercises and friendly, accessible advice to protect, stabilise and rehabilitate.

Sara Casey Connell and her mother hadn't been particularly close for a long time. But when Connell lost a third pregnancy after years of fertility treatments and one late-term stillbirth of twins, her mother offered to be a surrogate for her child - and Connell and her husband accepted. Two years later, Finnean Lee Connell - a healthy baby boy - was born. Bringing in Finn is the remarkable story of one woman's hard-fought, and often painful, journey to motherhood.

This modern hypnobirthing book shows you how you can incorporate hypnobirthing techniques into every stage of your pregnancy, creating a safe space for you and your baby to return to time and again. Anthonissa Moger (The Hypnobirthing Midwife)'s holistic approach to hypnobirthing opens out the benefits to embrace aromatherapy, yoga, partner work, mindset exercises and more.    

Feminismus! Gleichberechtigung! Vereinbarkeit! Große Worte, die im Alltag so schwer mit Leben zu füllen sind. Auch, weil die gesellschaftlichen Rahmenbedingungen nach wie vor hinterherhinken. Können wir mehr tun, als wütend zu sein oder zu resignieren? Können wir dem Leistungsdruck und der Erschöpfung etwas Nachhaltigeres entgegensetzen als das ewige »Nimm dir Zeit für dich selbst«? Wir können!

Анна Блинова — популярный блогер, которого смотрят более 100 000 мам и пап, доула и акушерка, мама троих детей. В своей книге она рассказывает о самом главном событии в жизни любой женщины — появлении на свет малыша. Простым языком, опираясь на свой многолетний опыт ведения родов и курсов для мам, Анна подготовит вас к трудностям и радостям вашего нового положения. Эта книга для тех, кто ждет родов и мечтает сделать первые дни ребенка безопасными и счастливыми.

Starting in the 1970s, small groups of feminist activists met regularly to study anatomy, practice pelvic exams on each other, and learn how to safely perform a procedure known as menstrual extraction, which can end a pregnancy, using equipment that can be easily bought and assembled at home. This "self-help" movement grew into a robust national and international collaboration of activists and health workers determined to ensure access to reproductive healthcare, including abortion, at all costs.

In an emotional debate in the House of Commons in October 2023, then MP Theo Clarke broke down in tears as she described being rushed into emergency surgery after the birth of her daughter, terrified she was going to die. Amazed at the public response, she quickly realized that although birth trauma is a huge issue, there is still a real taboo around speaking about it. In the UK alone, it's estimated that up to 30,000 women a year suffer bad experiences during the delivery of their babies, with one in twenty developing post-traumatic stress disorder as a result.

Viele Frauen erleben einmal oder mehrmals in ihrem Leben eine Fehlgeburt und leiden oft sehr lange darunter. Mittlerweile haben sich Selbsthilfegruppen gebildet und auf vielen Friedhöfen sind Gedenkplätze entstanden, an denen fehlgeborene Kinder bestattet werden können. Die Ärztin Ute Horn, die selber fünf Fehlgeburten erlebt hat, erzählt auf einfühlsame Weise und sehr praktisch an Hand von vielen Erlebnisberichten, warum Trauerarbeit wichtig ist und wie man Hilfe finden und geben kann.

For straight couples, starting a family tends to be straightforward. For queer couples, not so much. But queer families have always existed—even Sappho, the OG lesbian, had a daughter. She named her Cleis, in honor of vaginas everywhere!

¿Qué ocurre cuando vienen de dos en dos? ¿Cómo asimilar la noticia? ¿Es muy diferente tener gemelos o mellizos a tener solo uno? ¿Qué complicaciones puede tener este embarazo para la madre?¿Y para los bebés? ¿Tienen los gemelos más riesgo de tener malformaciones por el hecho de ser gemelos? ¿Será siempre un parto mediante cesárea? ¿Cómo será el postparto? ¿Una madre de gemelos podrá amamantarlos? Si tener un hijo es todo un reto, serlo por partida doble multiplica las dudas e inquietudes de los padres.

Dr Daniel Golshevsky (also known as Dr Golly) is a paediatrician and father of three who has spent years working with thousands of babies. Every newborn is different, but he knows that every parent can learn to understand their baby, tap into their innate parenting instincts, and thrive – not just survive – during the first four weeks! For the first time, Dr Golly's newborn expertise is available in this essential guide for new parents.

'I wish someone had told me!' It's a phrase uttered by countless women after they give birth for the first time. Here's the audiobook that shares the wisdom of women and their birth stories, so that you can make informed and empowered decisions that are best for you. The Complete Australian Guide to Pregnancy and Birth draws on the expertise of dozens of doctors, midwives and other health specialists to offer the most comprehensive and up-to-date information about pregnancy, labour, birth and early postpartum in Australia.

Confira os nutrientes necessários durante a gravidez, veja como diminuir o estresse nessa fase e confira os benefícios das atividades físicas. Veja também como prevenir a pressão alta durante a gravidez. Durante a gestação, é fundamental manter uma dieta equilibrada. Isso porque garantir os nutrientes necessários ao desenvolvimento do bebê e à saúde da mulher é preciso. A seguir, a nutricionista Daniela Cyrulin sugere alguns alimentos e nutrientes que devem ser incorporados ao cardápio da futura mamãe.

Einem Kind das Leben zu schenken ist ein einzigartiger Prozess, der für höchste Glücksgefühle, zugleich aber auch für Ängste und jede Menge Fragezeichen sorgen kann. Vom ersten Moment bis hin zu Geburt und Wochenbett erfährst du hier alles rund um körperliche Veränderungen, Untersuchungen, Geburtsvorbereitung, Geburt, die erste Zeit als frischgebackene Mama und vieles mehr.