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The struggle to conceive is real and much bigger than most of us have been led to believe. 1 in 6 couples face difficulty with this during their lives and up to 25% of women will have trouble getting pregnant. The agonising chronic and silent burden of infertility is a global epidemic. Blending holistic concepts from both Western and Eastern medicine, The Conception Plan will explore how the pillars of diet, exercise, stress management, toxin-free living, sleep optimisation, sex, and relationships can influence both fertility and whole body health.

Author Deborah Roth Ledley is a mother of two and a clinical psychologist who specializes in anxiety disorders and works with new mothers. In this book she introduces six simple strategies to handle the inevitable stress we all experience during the first year of motherhood.

If you're struggling with new motherhood, you're not alone. From pelvic floor issues to postpartum depression and anxiety, you may face a multitude of physical and mental challenges during the fourth trimester—the three months immediately after you give birth. While you're caring for your new baby, who's caring for you? Return to You offers guidance on topics like sleep, breastfeeding, and nutrition to help you restore yourself physically.

In the late 1850s, a physician in New York City used a syringe and glass tube to inject half a drop of sperm into a woman's uterus, marking the first recorded instance of artificial insemination. From that day forward, doctors and scientists have turned to technology in ever more innovative ways to facilitate conception. Fertility Technology surveys this history in all its medical, practical, and ethical complexity, and offers a look at state-of-the-art fertility technology in various social and political contexts around the world.

Pregnancy loss can be devastating, regardless of whether it is early or late in pregnancy or in the short period after a baby is born. In many instances, similar emotions are experienced when a couple learns that their fertility treatments were unsuccessful. Here, well-known psychologist Amy Wenzel applies the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy, a thoroughly researched approach for treating mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and stress-related disorders, to the experience of reproductive loss.

Trine Bundsgaards "Ammestuehistorier" fortæller ingen skrøner. Tværtimod giver bogen en række virkelighedsnære fortællinger om graviditet, fødsel og moderskab. Ud fra samtaler med 12 mødre har forfatteren skrevet om graviditetens ventetid, om veer, og den befriende forløsning og mødet med det lille barn – og ikke mindst om hvordan det er at blive mor, med alt hvad det indebærer af glæde, stolthed, ansvar, angst og frustration.

Brought to you by Penguin. The positive, evidence-based book you can trust to guide you through the highs and lows of parenting in your baby’s first year, from a Senior Midwife and bestselling author. Senior Midwife Marie Louise has spent years working with families, supporting new parents...

The journey to becoming a parent can be a landscape of joy and apprehension, of doubt and anxiety, of love and overwhelm. In this gentle and supportive guide, psychotherapist and breathwork teacher Carolyn Cowan uncovers the amazing hidden power of the breath. Carolyn Cowan's unique and empathetic practice will allow you to unlock a new understanding of yourself and feel relaxed and comfortable during pregnancy.

Who is this hypnosis for: If you are a soon-to-be mom who has taken the decision to go for a natural birth, this hypnosis is for you. It will make your mind a strong ally of your body, supporting it towards a smooth delivery and an easy recovery afterwards. How it works: You might have full-heartedly embraced the idea of a natural birth, but that doesn't necessarily mean that you made peace with that nagging voice inside: "but will my body raise to the situation?". It is normal to feel nervous about a birth.

Who is this hypnosis for: If you are a soon-to-be father and already know that you will be by your partner's side in the delivery room during the birth, this hypnosis is for you. It will support you lower your nervousness or anxiety, so that you can be relaxed, present and resourceful on this special occasion. How it works: A childbirth is an emotionally challenging event for a man too. As the date of the baby's arrival comes closer, also the worries of the soon-to-be father might show up.

Für wen ist diese Hypnose geeignet: Wenn Sie werdender Vater sind und bereits wissen, dass Sie während der Geburt im Kreißsaal an der Seite Ihrer Partnerin sein werden, dann wird Ihnen diese Hypnose nützlich sein. Sie wird Sie dabei unterstützen, Ihre Nervosität oder Angst abzubauen, sodass Sie bei diesem besonderen Anlass entspannt und unterstützend sein können. Und so funktioniert es: Eine Geburt ist auch für einen Mann ein emotional herausforderndes Ereignis. Je näher der Geburtstermin des Babys rückt, desto mehr können jedoch auch Sorgen aufkommen.

Für wen ist diese Hypnose geeignet: Wenn Sie eine werdende Mutter sind, die sich für eine natürliche Geburt entschieden hat, dann wird Ihnen diese Hypnose nützlich sein. Es macht Ihren Verstand zu einem starken Verbündeten Ihres Körpers und unterstützt ihn bei einer reibungslosen Entbindung und einer leichten Genesung danach. Und so funktioniert es: Sie mögen die Idee einer natürlichen Geburt von ganzem Herzen angenommen haben, aber das bedeutet nicht unbedingt, dass Sie mit dieser nörgelnden Stimme in Ihrem Inneren Frieden geschlossen haben: "Aber wird mein Körper der Situation standhalten?".

Hearing "you're pregnant" for the first time is a memorable and exciting moment. You can't wait to finally hold and cuddle your baby. For many women, fears about childbirth along with health concerns for the baby and even their confidence in their abilities to be good mothers often accompany that excitement. Though normal, these stressing thoughts distract you from cherishing every moment of pregnancy. Indeed, the physical, emotional and mental changes you experience can be unnerving. 

Superheldinnen des Alltags, sanft, geduldig, liebevoll: Mutterschaft gilt noch immer als das größte Glück und die wahre Erfüllung im Leben einer Frau. Kein Wunder, dass dieses hohe Ideal Erwartungen weckt und dass uns jede Abweichung davon wie Scheitern vorkommt. Als die Autorin Jana Heinicke Mutter wird, könnte der emotionale Spagat zwischen Vorstellung und Realität nicht größer sein. Muttergefühle hat sie jede Menge – aber Liebe ist nur eines unter vielen. Sie beginnt, den Raum zwischen Ideal und Wirklichkeit zu erkunden.

Äntligen en inkluderande bok som tar ett helhetsgrepp om ämnet infertilitet och ofrivillig barnlöshet och som är skriven av en expert inom området! Varför blir jag inte gravid? Hur går en fertilitetsutredning till? Kan jag själv påverka min fertilitet? Går det att frysa ner könsceller? I boken "Göra barn – om fertilitet och assisterad befruktning" får du kunskap om vilka orsaker som kan ligga bakom ofrivillig barnlöshet och vilken hjälp som finns att få.

A well-cared-for baby is a baby whose mother is taking care of herself. With this truth at its core, The Fourth Trimester Companion supports your transition to motherhood. You have probably already read multiple books on pregnancy, childbirth, and infant care as you prepare to become a mother...

Bienvenue dans le monde merveilleux de la maternité, un livre nécessaire et décomplexant qui aborde sans fard des sujets restés trop longtemps tabous.

The principal mission of this book is to provide a simple and easy guidebook with proven tactics to help women tune into their body’s natural “language” and increase their chances of conceiving. The book introduces listeners to The Four Fertility Foes ("The Big Four") that may be compromising their efforts to get pregnant. These culprits—inflammation, insulin, stress, and toxicity—are more persistent in the lives of women today than any pre-existing medical condition. Identifying the issue is an empowering first step to taking action.

As pesquisas mais recentes revelam que a qualidade dos óvulos é vital para determinar quanto tempo uma mulher levará para engravidar e também para diminuir os riscos de interrupção da gravidez. A baixa qualidade dos óvulos é a causa isolada mais comum de infertilidade relacionada ao envelhecimento, de abortos espontâneos e de ciclos malsucedidos de fertilização in vitro.

A ground-breaking, stigma-shattering look at the pelvic floor issues encountered by one in three women. When Helen Ledwick discovered she had a prolapse after the birth of her second child, she was devastated, not just by the constant discomfort but also by the pervasive shame she felt and the...