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Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Advice on parenting > Pregnancy, birth & baby care
Few experiences can compare to the trauma and pain of losing a
baby; and the wall of silence that often surrounds that loss can
make grieving even harder. Loving You From Here explores the
traumatic impact of losing a baby through stillbirth and neonatal
death. It features the moving stories of multiple families; some
affected recently, some decades ago, but still living with the
loss. This book is a practical guide for grieving parents in the
grips of tragedy, and those around them who want to be able to
offer support. From managing those initial feelings of shock,
grief, guilt and anger, this book will also show families how it is
possible to grow around that grief and eventually form an enduring
bond with their baby. This profound and insightful book will help
everyone impacted by the loss of a baby - before, during or after
birth - including those who have suffered an early or a late
miscarriage and those who have had an ectopic pregnancy, and
provides sensitive and reassuring advice on all aspects of loss and
bereavement, as well as practical advice on how to find a new
normal. This groundbreaking book breaks through the suffocating
silence that surrounds the death of a baby and gives a voice to all
those affected by baby loss.
Obesity is becoming an increasing global healthcare challenge, and
overweight expecting mothers are at risk of complications during
their pregnancy. This unique clinical focused book covers
evidence-based practices for obstetricians and assists them as they
care for both the fetus as well as the mother-to-be if a critical
circumstance develops during the pregnancy.
'Illuminating and consoling' JULIA SAMUEL, author of GRIEF WORKS
Though approximately one in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage,
it remains a rarely talked about, under-researched, and largely
misunderstood area of women's health. This profoundly necessary
book - the first comprehensive portrait of the psychological,
emotional, medical, and cultural aspects of miscarriage - aims to
help break that silence. In this groundbreaking book,
psychotherapist Julia Bueno draws on historical and psychological
research alongside her personal story and those of people she's
helped. Straightforward and supportive, she shines a light on the
different ways that miscarriages can happen and how we might allow
for our grief, offer comfort and break the silence. ***Winner of
the British Medical Association Popular Medicine Book Award***
'It's the sort of book that women have long been searching for, and
it feels like real progress. I'm so thankful she wrote it' MEAGHAN
O'CONNELL, author of And Now We Have Everything 'Profound insight,
rare courage' ZOE WILLIAMS 'Opening the door to more candid
conversations' OBSERVER 'Intuitive and compassionate' SATHNAM
SANGHERA ***Runner-Up - The British Psychological Society Book
Award 2021***
Breastfeeding is a human bodily function that differs in practice
across cultural and historical boundaries, yet is framed as
"natural" and morally virtuous. Breastfeeding and the Pursuit of
Happiness rejects the dichotomy of right versus wrong, exploring
the historical, political, and symbolic roots of this sacrosanct
belief in "breast is best" - from allusions to biblical milk and
honey to contemporary claims of parenting and wellness experts.
Within disparate contexts such as medieval Europe,
eighteenth-century France, contemporary Indonesia, and the mommy
blogosphere, Phyllis Rippey finds that infant feeding prescriptions
often serve the interests of the powerful rather than meeting the
needs of women, infants, and families. Upending some of our most
cherished beliefs about the maternal breast, Rippey reveals the
ways historical and contemporary debates over breast versus bottle
feeding distract from the underlying issues of poverty,
environmental destruction, and violence against women. Rippey
balances science-based and historical analysis with the stories of
lesbian mothers and trans fathers, Black and White breastfeeding
advocates, and Indonesian mothers, among other mothers who express
feelings of empowerment, pleasure, pain, and moral failure. At
turns witty, heartbreaking, and intellectually compelling,
Breastfeeding and the Pursuit of Happiness draws on Hannah Arendt,
Black feminist thought, affect theory, the ethics of care, and
theories of political humility to offer a new framework for valuing
and affirming the human power of giving and receiving care,
including through the breast.
Fertility is one of the major health and wellbeing issues for
modern women, and Emma Cannon's Total Fertility offers clear, warm
and supportive advice to help you on your own unique fertility
journey. This book will help you get pregnant now, whether you are
going for natural or assisted conception, and also focus on
fertility preservation to help you stay fertile longer so you can
get pregnant in the future. Emma Cannon answers the many nagging
questions women have about fertility and conception; questions such
as: How can I get a sense of my fertility? Can I preserve my
fertility? When exactly should we be having sex? Does my diet
really matter? Does stress lower my chances of conceiving? What
exercise should I be doing? Reducing stress and approaching
fertility with a calm and positive attitude is central to her
approach to getting pregnant, so Emma also helps you develop a
'fertile mindset' with a toolbox of simple suggestions to cultivate
emotional wellness for your particular fertility 'type'. Written in
Emma's trademark optimistic, warm and non-judgmental tone, Total
Fertility is a book for anyone who is thinking - or has ever
thought of - getting pregnant.
Having a baby is surely one of the pinnacle events of a woman's
life, full of joy, serenity, and contentment--or so society tells a
new mother, who thus finds herself ill-prepared for the exhaustion,
boredom, and isolation that can follow childbirth. The resulting
depression--how it is experienced, and how it might be relieved--is
the subject of Natasha Mauthner's insightful and compassionate
book, which recounts the stories of new mothers caught between a
cultural ideal and a far more complex reality.
In Mauthner's interviews with thirty-five new mothers in Britain
and America, we see how women contend with images of motherhood as
a state of bliss for everyone but themselves. The British women
tend to view their depression as a personal failure of strength;
American women, as a result of hormonal fluctuation. But all
vividly describe a similar state of paralysis and loneliness, with
alternating love, resentment, and guilt toward their babies.
Most usefully, these women reveal the positive impact that
other new mothers had on their depression. Far more important than
their own family's support or understanding, the sense of not being
alone in their trials emerges as a key source of strength and
healing for women struggling with postpartum depression.
Written by world-leading fertility experts and edited by mums who
have undertaken multiple cycles of IVF and know what it takes to
succeed, this guide advises you on the entire IVF process and how
to maximise your chances of success . All IVF topics are covered,
from how to choose your fertility clinic, to understanding the
stages of an IVF cycle, to how to prepare yourself physically and
emotionally for the treatment. * Looks at how to optimise your
nutrition and how to improve egg and sperm quality * Examines the
growing trends of egg freezing and donor-assisted IVF * Shares
real-life stories of a variety of IVF journeys and their inspiring
outcomes * Includes key contributions from the Human Fertilisation
and Embryology Authority (HFEA), the UK's independent regulator for
fertility treatment and research IVF: All You Need to Know is an
essential handbook for couples and individuals who are considering
IVF, who want to find out what's involved, and who want to be as
well prepared as they can be. It is also for those who may have
already tried IVF, have experienced failed cycles and want to boost
their chances of success next time around.
These texts were written in the vernacular for a readership of
physicians and surgeons but also of midwives and lay women. So they
present important evidence that, contrary to stereotypes, women
were the recipients of medical texts written specifically for them.
More generally, these texts demonstrate a strong interest in
women's health, indicating that early modern physicians and
surgeons had a new interest in the specificity of female anatomy
and women's diseases. The texts selected and translated in this
volume allow the reader to access an important group of primary
sources on issues related to women's health, including childbirth
and caesarean section, sterility, miscarriage, breastfeeding, etc.
The selection of texts is well organized and coherent, the
translation is accurate and fluent, and the texts are adequately
annotated, so the book will be easily used by scholars and
students, including undergraduates. It provides evidence of a new
concern and attention for women's health needs, which, most
interestingly, often went hand-in-hand with the rejection of
misogynist stereotypes and the challenging of conventional views of
female subordination and inferiority. -Gianna Pomata Professor of
the History of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
The definitive week-by-week diet and lifestyle plan to support IVF
treatment and help you become pregnant from the one of the UK's
foremost experts on fertility and conception, Zita West. 'The IVF
process is so out of your control and this was a really helpful
tool to bring me back in control and nurture my body' -- *****
Reader review 'Excellent book, a great way to feel like you have
some control over this crazy process!' -- ***** Reader review
'Terrific and informative - worth every penny' -- ***** Reader
review 'Easy to read and easy to understand' -- ***** Reader review
'Brilliant' -- ***** Reader review
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More and more couples are turning to IVF each year to help them
conceive, and yet there are still many questions to be answered.
"What makes IVF successful?" and "what else can we do to support
our treatment?" are two of the most important queries couples can
have, and here, Zita West offers solutions. Nutrition and lifestyle
advice, psychological and emotional support and a positive mindset
all play an important part in helping couples conceive, and can
even make the difference between a successful and unsuccessful
outcome. This book not only advises how to prepare for IVF, but why
it's so important to prepare, and with a step-by-step diet and
lifestyle plan and over 60 recipes for meals designed for optimum
fertility heath, this is a clear way to actively support your
treatment.
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