Product Description: One of the most celebrated British authors on the sociological and anthropological aspects of birth, breast feeding, and early parenthood, Kitzinger has completely revised her classic Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth (LJ 3/1/81) to guide readers seeking a woman-centered birth experience through the newly researched alternatives now available. Organizing her book into five major sections (Early Weeks, Physical and Emotional Changes, Anticipating the Birth, the Experience of Birth, and You and Your Newborn), Kitzinger provides candid information about what mothers need to know, ranging from ways to navigate the technical landscape of hospital births to making the personal choices of a water home birth. Her "empowerment language" no longer assumes there is a marriage, replacing references to "a man" with "birthing partner."

The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth (Revised) (Paperback)

Product Description: Spencer, a contributing editor of Parenting magazine, has written what she hopes will be "a real person's guide to having a baby," drawing on recent medical research, old wives' tales, her own pregnancies (she wrote this during her third), and the experiences of many other mothers. Attempting to look at the whole person during pregnancy, she gives first-time mothers some idea of what to expect. Spencer covers each week of pregnancy and the common problems or issues that arise, also discussing labor, delivery, recovery, and newborn care. Spencer's writing style is very readable, and the chapters progress quite logically. This will be a complementary addition to such books as Nancy Evans's The A to Z of Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Concise Encyclopedia (Hunter House, 1993). For consumer health/patient education collections.?Mary J. Jarvis, Methodist Hosp. Medical Lib., Lubbock, Tex.

Parenting Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth [BARGAIN PRICE] (Paperback)

Product Description: Over two million readers have discovered the joy of relaxation and intimacy with The Art of Sensual Masage and The New Sensual Massage. Now, Gordon Inkleles presents the same reassuring and intimate approach in Massage for a Peaceful Pregnancy, the essential guide for all expectant parents on the benefits of massage during pregnancy. This easy-to-follow program gives an expectant father a day-to-day role throughout pregnancy, during the birth and right thorugh the recovery period. • Massage instructions keyed to photos and illustrations
 

Massage for a Peaceful Pregnancy: A Daily Book for New Mothers and Fathers (Paperback)

Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way: Revised Edition (Paperback)

Product Description: Yoga is the ideal exercise for pregnancy, and this is the ideal yoga program for pregnant women, designed by two leading authorities in this specialized field. Both authors are mothers as well as recognized yoga experts, and they’ve taken classic yoga techniques—for breathing, movement, and relaxation—and carefully adapted them for each stage of pregnancy. The exercises help the mother keep her body supple, prepare her for delivery, relieve the pain of labor, ease childbirth, and get her back in shape afterward. No previous experience of yoga is needed, and safety is always given top priority.

Yoga for Pregnancy (Paperback)