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A Life's Work is Rachel Cusk's funny, moving, brutally honest
account of her early experiences of motherhood. An education in
babies, books, breast-feeding, toddler groups, broken nights, bad
advice and never being alone, it is a landmark work, which has
provoked acclaim and outrage in equal measure.
Each time she knelt to "catch" another wriggling baby -- nearly three thousand times during her remarkable career -- California midwife Peggy Vincent paid homage to the moment when pain bows to joy and the world makes way for one more. With every birth, she encounters another woman-turned-goddess: Catherine rides out her labor in a car careening down a mountain road. Sofia spends hers trying to keep her hyper doctor-father from burning down the house. Susannah gives birth so quietly that neither husband nor midwife notice until there's a baby in the room. More than a collection of birth stories, however, Baby Catcher is a provocative account of the difficulties that midwives face in the United States. With vivid portraits of courage, perseverance, and love, this is an impassioned call to rethink technological hospital births in favor of more individualized and profound experiences in which mothers and fathers take center stage in the timeless drama of birth.
The practical, comforting, honest, and hilarious bestseller for
moms-to-be, with more than one and a half million copies in print
Your doctor gives you medical advice. Your mother buys you baby
clothes. But who can give you the real skinny when you're pregnant?
Your girlfriends, of course--at least, the ones who've been through
the exhilaration and exhaustion, the agony and ecstasy of
pregnancy. Four-time delivery room veteran Vicki Iovine talks to
you the way only a best friend can--in the book that will go the
whole nine months for every mother-to-be. In this revised and
updated edition, get the lowdown on all those little things that
are too strange or embarrassing to ask, practical tips, and
hilarious takes on everything pregnant.
What "really" happens to your body--from morning sickness and gas
to eating everything in sight--and what it's like to go from being
a babe to having one.
The Many Moods of Pregnancy--why you're so
irritable/distracted/tired/lightheaded (or at least more than
usual).
Staying Stylish--You may be pregnant, but you can still be the
fashionista you've always been (or at least you don't have to look
like a walking beachball)--wearing the hippest designers and
proudly showing off your bump.
Pregnancy is Down To a Science--from in vitro fertilization to
scheduled c-sections, there are so many options, alternatives, and
scientific tests to take that being pregnant can be downright
confusing
And much more For a reassuring voice or just a few good belly
laughs, turn to this straight-talking guide on what to really
expect when you're expecting.
Who will control the raising of our children: the government or the
family? What kind of care would children choose? Is a child's place
in the home? Can changes in financial incentives of $1,000 a year
make a difference in family choices. How can we cope with the
modern epidemic of daycare diseases? Can the mother's role in the
home be replaced? What is "quality" child care? These are some of
the questions answered in Who Will Rock the Cradle?
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