A leading authority on midwifery offers expectant mothers an alternative to hospital birthing, explaining how to create a mutually supportive relationship among birth-care providers and make informed choices.

After her own infertility struggles, Amy Klein wrote the book she wished she had in the midst of IVF, miscarriages, and countless doctor's appointments. She includes advice from medical experts and their patients along with questions to ask along the way.

Learn how to keep your baby safe when working out and what physical changes you can expect in each trimester. Step-by-step exercises designed to develop your strength, fitness, and flexibility, will help you to carry your growing baby in greater comfort, prepare you for childbirth, and recover well. Best of all, you can do it all at home, with minimal or no equipment.

"The info-packed, irreverent guide expectant and new mothers have been screaming into their pillows for"--

Packed with new information, and the latest developments in medical technology, this is your go-to guide on everything you'll encounter during the first, second, and third trimesters--and beyond. Includes a week-by-week overview of pregnancy, advice for dealing with physical and emotional changes, what to expect from different types of pregnancies, how to discern false labor from the real thing, how to take care of yourself and your newborn after...

"A revised and updated edition of the classic handbook for women seeking a safe, organic, eco-friendly, and natural pregnancy, featuring an integrative-based approach with new medical, herbal, and nutritional information. Over the last two decades, The Natural Pregnancy Book has ushered thousands of women through happy and healthy pregnancies. Addressing women's health from conception to birth, Dr. Romm describes herbs that can promote and maintain...

El libro que reivindica una maternidad informada y el derecho a decidir de la mujer embarazada. Cada vez son más las mujeres que buscan un cambio en la atención que reciben durante el embarazo y el parto. Este libro es un manual de información y divulgación en torno al embarazo, el parto y el puerperio en nuestro contexto actual. Una herramienta en la que encontrarás información veraz, objetiva y científica sobre todo este proceso vital, y...

"When Kelly Rowland gave birth to her son, it was love at first sight. But she was also a little freaked out about what had happened to her body and the overwhelming new thoughts and emotions. Rowland and her OB-GYN Dr. Tristan Emily Bickman team up to cover everything a first-time mom needs to know: the gross physical stuff, the hormonal and emotional stuff, and the just plain weird stuff. Whoa, Baby! is often hilarious and always honest and down-to-earth....

"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 havethe kind of parenting experience they desire"--