Books for Professionals
Books for Professionals
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Pregnancy, Childbirth And The Newborn (Revised and Updated):The Complete Guide With over one million copies in print, this is one of the best-selling books about pregnancy on the market. More complete and up-to-date than any other pregnancy guide for both parents and professionals. |
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Mother Rising ~ The Blessingway Journey into Motherhood Different in essence from a baby shower, a blessingway honors a mother-to-be and creates a circle of support that will cradle her as she prepares to give birth to her child. Surrounded by the most important women in her life, a mom-to-be can explore the challenges and joys that lie before her, thereby gaining a sense of power, confidence, and support that will help her rise to motherhood. |
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Your Childbirth Education Classes: Finding Clients A handy pocket size guide to setting up classes and finding clients. |
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The Birth Partner ~ Penny Simkin Annotation: Fully updated and revised, this guide covers the time from the last few weeksof pregnancy through the early postpartum period. Includes new information on water birth, labor aids, and epidural anesthesia. 35 illustrations. |
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Active Birth (Revised Edition) Janet Balaskas
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After The Baby ~ Making Sense of Marriage After Childbirth Written with passion and clarity, After The Baby brings to light a dimension of family life seldom discussed-the challenges and struggles couples face after childbirth. An important tool for new parents who want to build a stronger relationship and healthy family. |
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A Guide To Effective Care In Pregnancy And Childbirth Murray Enkin,James Neilson,Marc Keirse ~ Based on systematic reviews of the research literature, this book summarizes the most authorative evidence available on the effects of care practices carried out during pregnancy, childbirth and the baby is born. |
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The Baby Book Annotation: After more than 10 years and a half-million copies sold, the classic "bible" for new parents is now revised and updated. Focusing on the essential needs of babies, the authors address the questions of greatest concerns to parents today, from diapering and daycare to midwifery and "birthing rooms." |
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Your Amazing Newborn Annotation: Featuring over 120 stunning photographsall of babies less than two weeks oldthis beautiful book illustrates the incredible new findings of research on newborns and guides parents and caregivers through the fascinating first weeks of a baby's life. Newly identified abilities are shown in astonishing photo sequences and insightful explanations. |
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Becoming A Father: How To Nurture And Enjoy Your Family~ Dr. William Sears This book, written especially for the often-neglected half of the parenting team, is a guide to making wise investments in your children and and family. |
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Birth As An American Rite Of Passage ~ Robbie Davis-Floyd
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Birthing From Within ~ Pam England Annotation: This holistic approach to childbirth examines this profound rite-of-passage not as a medical event, but as an act of self-discovery. Exercises and activities such as journal writing, meditation, and painting are designed to help mothers analyze their thoughts and face their fears during pregnancy. 144 line drawings. 17 photos. |
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Birth Without Violence ~ Dr. Frederick Leboyer Annotation: In 1975, this book started a gentle revolution in the way we bring our children into the world by urging us to consider birth from the infant's point of view. Now, Dr. Leboyer shares his vision with a new generation of parents.(Softcover) |
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Breastfeeding And Human Lactation ~ 2nd Edition Jan Riordan, Kathleen G. Auerbach The most up-to-date and complete examination of breastfeeding and lactation available today. With Renewed interest in breastfeeding worldwide, this book is the comprehensive reference needed by nurses, nurse midwives, lactation consultants, childbirth educators, dieticians, and all others who provide direct services to breastfeeding families. |
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Breastfeeding Made Simple ~ Nancy Mohrbacher, Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett Everything you need to know for easier breastfeeding. This book offers straight forward, up-to-date effective breastfeeding techniques. Excellent resource for both parents, professionals or anyone working with breastfeeding Mothers. |
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Childbirth Education: Practice,Reasearch And Theory ~Francine H. Nichols, Sharron Smith Humenick Publisher Marketing: Here's the fully revised and updated new edition of the only comprehensive book on childbirth education! Edited by two well-known educators and practitioners, it provides authoritative, research-based coverage of all of the theoretical and practical knowledge in this field. |
The Complete Book Of Pregnancy And Childbirth (Revised and updated)~ Sheila Kitzinger Annotation: This new edition of The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth has been extensively revised to reflect scientific advances and cultural trends. Here, candidly and reasonably presented, is all the information expectant parents need to make their own decisions about everything--from which tests to allow to how to handle pain to where to give birth. 300 photos, drawings & diagrams. |
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Ina May's Guide To Birth ~ Ina May Gaskin Annotation: In 1976, Gaskin wrote "Spiritual Midwifery, " the handbook for midwives. Gaskin now shares with all women her knowledge and wisdom about what she calls the "true capacities of the female body, " based on her more than three decades as a midwife. |
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Mothering The New Mother~ Sally Placksin Annotation: Nine comprehensive chapters cover resources, networks, information, stories and advice to nurture, validate and empower the new mother with practical suggestions and hands-on solutions provided by doctors, nurses, midwives, other caregivers, and more than 100 new mothers. |
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Tear Soup ~ Pat Schwiebert, Chuck DeKlyen, Taylor Bills Annotation: In this modern-day fable, a woman who has suffered a terrible loss cooks up a special batch of "tear soup," blending the unique ingredients of her life into the grief process. Along the way she dispenses a recipe of sound advice for people who are in mourning |
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Does your baby fuss, cry, and want to be held all the time? Do you have an older child who's stubborn, opinionated, demanding - a real handful? Take heart. America's favorite childcare experts - the authors of The Baby Book and The Discipline Book have written a book just for you. |
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The Postpartum Husband: Practical Solutions for Living with Postpartum Depression This hands-on guide includes straight forward, supportive information and specific recommendations to help partners deal with the impact of depression after the birth of a baby. |
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This Isn't What I Expected ~ Overcoming Postpartum Depression PPD strikes up to thirty percent of all women who give birth, yet only a small fraction of those who suffer this devastating illness ever get the help they need. In this groundbreaking book, postpartum experts Karen Kleiman and Valerie Raskin offer compassionate, support and solid advice for women with PPD and those closest to them. |
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Empowering Women ~ Andrea Robertson Here is the book to either help you get started as a childbirth educator, or provide that stimulus to try something different in your established routine. |
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The Labor Progress Handbook: Early Interventions to Prevent and Treat Dystocia ~ Penny Simkin Publisher Marketing: Dystocia or failure to progress in labor is the main reason for cesarean deliveries. The second edition of this successful text focuses on simple non-invasive interventions to prevent or treat difficult labor. It describes positions, movements and techniques based on principles of anatomy, physiology and psychology of childbirth.The Labor Progress Handbook is organized by stage of labor for easy reference, enabling the care giver to quickly identify appropriate low cost, low risk interventions and treat dystocia effectively, at an early stage before it becomes severe. The new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated and includes a new chapter on assessing progress in labor, together with new sections on managing labor pain, normal labor and additional positions and maneuvers. The rationale for all techniques is included based on the authors' clinical experience and wherever possible on the underlying evidence base. |
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The Midwife Companion (2nd Edition) This best-selling midwifery textbook, now in its second edition, explains how birth companions can provide the best for labouring women. Written in an accessible, friendly and practical style |
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The Vital Touch ~ How Intimate Contact with Your Baby Leads To Happier, Healthier Development Using a lively array of anthropological and sociological sources, this book presents a provocative examination of the reasons why, today more than ever, parents need to make consistent physical connections with their children--and why this should begin during infancy. Complete with inspiring examples from cultures all over the world, the text clearly proves the power of closeness, and shows parents how to share more of it with their children. |
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Touchpoints ~ Birth to Three Dr. T. Berry Brazelton & Joshua D. Sparrow M.D. Touchpoints is the book for every parent of an infant or toddler. Families everywhere have long found reassurance and much-needed support in T.Berry Brazelton's experience as a beloved pediatrician to two generations of patients. His great empathy for the universal concerns of parenthood-and his candor and wit as her explains the complex feelings parenthood engenders-have made him America's favorite pediatrician. |
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The Womanly Art Of Breastfeeding 7th Revised Edition All parents want the best for their babies, and there's no doubt about the fact that human milk is the ideal food for human babies. What's the secret of successful breastfeeding? For almost fifty years mothers who have been in touch with La Leche League have found the kind of information and support they needed to breastfeed their babies. |
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More and more parents-to-be all over the world are choosing the comfort and reassuring support of birth with a trained labor companion called a "doula." This warm, authoritative, and irreplaceable guide completely updates the authors' earlier book, Mothering the Mother, and adds much new and important research. |
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The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth ~ Henci Goer Every intelligent, informed woman is used to gathering the most complete information she can get before making a decision. But when it comes to one of the most important decisions in her life -- how she will give birth -- it can be tough to get the complete picture, even from an obstetrician. Surprisingly, much of the latest research goes against common medical opinion. Certified Lamaze instructor and activist Henci Goer brings women the carefully researched facts they'll want to have. |
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When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets or Quads~ Proven Guidelines for a Healthy Multiple Pregnancy You're expecting more than one baby? Congratulations! In "When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads," Dr. Barbara Luke's practical, nutrition-based program has been proven to lower complications, resulting in much healthier babies. This revision offers more nutritional information, 50 recipes to maximize birth weight, and new guidelines on nutritional needs and vegetarian options. It also includes updated information that reflects the most current obstetric and pediatric practices, such as expanded safety information on exercise and reducing your risk for complications. |
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Having Twins and More ~ Elizabeth Noble The bestselling bible on multiple births is a comprehensive, commonsense guide that accompanies parents on their journey from conception through preschool |
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Fathering Right From The Start ~ Jack Heinowitz, Ph.D. The author of "Pregnant Fathers" helps guide men through the life passage of fatherhood, helping them navigate difficult times and participate meaningfully in parenting. Includes exercises, checklists, and firsthand accounts by fathers from all walks of life. |


































