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Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
With clear inviting text and lively illustrations, Joanna Cole and Maxie Chambliss introduce young children to the concepts of pregnancy and childbirth--from the time they begin as one tiny cell to the joyful moment when their parents welcome them into the world.
22) One hundred days
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Sixteen and pregnant, Karuna finds herself trapped in her mother’s Melbourne public housing apartment for one hundred days awaiting the birth of her child—and her mother’s next move in a shocking power struggle over who will raise the baby. To fill the seemingly endless hours of her imprisonment, she writes to her unborn child, determined that her baby will know the truth, no matter what happens. Karuna’s pregnancy is the result of a heady...
Author
Publisher
Voracious/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
This funny, relatable, and empathetic book for expectant parents shows that everyone knows what to expect during pregnancy . . . or do they? Full of vibrant illustrations, annotated diagrams, and first-hand accounts, Be Pregnant is a fun and comforting companion for this exciting (and highly anticipatory!) time in a pregnant person's life. Eugenia Viti's charming mix of insider info and humor provide a much-needed laugh."--
25) Your complete vegan pregnancy: your all-in-one guide to a healthy, holistic, plant-based pregnancy
Author
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Being a vegan mother not only means you have to worry about getting the right nutrients for your own body, but for your growing baby as well. The benefits of a vegan diet can be passed down to your baby by following a healthy, well-rounded diet that incorporates the proper nutrients and minerals. With Your Complete Vegan Pregnancy, you'll learn everything you need to know to nourish and grow a healthy, happy baby. With 50 recipes for satisfying meals...
Author
Language
English
Description
"California, 1938--When she loses her parents in an accident, sixteen-year-old Rosanne is taken in by the owners of the vineyard where she has lived her whole life as the vinedresser's daughter. She moves into Celine and Truman Calvert's spacious house with a secret, however--Rosie sees colors when she hears sound. She promised her mother she'd never reveal her little-understood ability to anyone, but the weight of her isolation and grief proves too...
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
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...
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
In this brave and devastatingly beautiful anthology, the illustrious poet and editor Aracelis Girmay gathers complex and intimate pieces that illuminate the nuances of personal and collective histories, analyses, practices, and choices surrounding pregnancy. Featuring the brilliant voices of writers such as Cheryl Boyce-Taylor, Patricia Smith, Elizabeth Alexander, and more, this book is a lighthouse--a tool and companion--for those navigating pregnancy,...
Author
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
Having a baby is a private miracle, yet it is also the source of much shared joy. For this reason, women and families in every country and every culture have customs to ensure that the journey into motherhood is marked and remembered. From the Mexican rebozo used to rock the belly and ease back pain during pregnancy to the Bengali practice of taking off a woman's bangles to help her visualize a speedy labor, from Arianna Huffington's advice for getting...
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Lifelong
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Now, after more than ten years, Your Pregnancy After 35 has been fully revised with the most up-to-date information, addressing every health and lifestyle concern pertinent to "older" mothers. From how age affects pregnancy to when to consider genetic counseling to how to find the best care when returning to work, this essential guide offers mothers--and their partners--the wise and supportive answers they need"--
Author
Series
Sweet magnolias series volume 3
Publisher
MIRA Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
Forty-two-year-old matrimonial attorney Helen Decatur finds her decision to have a child complicated by her two best friends, her attraction to a man who doesn't want a family, and love.
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Trimester by trimester, this beautiful book gives you safe yoga, meditation, natural remedies, nutrition, and hypnobirthing techniques to match your stage of pregnancy. Encouraging, practical advice from midwife and positive birth expert, Tracy Donegan, will help you to understand your body, relish your pregnancy, and bond with your growing baby. Feel empowered to nurture and give birth to your baby with strength and confidence, and embrace your life...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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...
Author
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Full of honest advice and inclusive options, Why Did No One Tell Me This? is the funny, personality-filled, illustrated guide to pregnancy, birth, and beyond that modern parents have been waiting for. Pregnancy and childbirth are full of big questions--what if my baby is enormous? Will my water break naturally? What even goes into a 'birth plan'? How on earth am I going to keep this child alive once it's here? And where do I turn for advice that will...
40) Conception
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the same vein as her critically acclaimed debut novel, Upstate, Kalisha Buckhanon again shares an emotionally beautiful story about today’s youth that magnifies the unforgettable power of hope and the human spirit.
Buckhanon takes us to Chicago, 1992, and into the life of fifteen-year-old Shivana Montgomery, who believes all Black women wind up the same: single and raising children alone, like her mother. Until the sudden visit...
Buckhanon takes us to Chicago, 1992, and into the life of fifteen-year-old Shivana Montgomery, who believes all Black women wind up the same: single and raising children alone, like her mother. Until the sudden visit...
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