Gaskin, Ina May.
Summary: A leading authority on midwifery offers expectant mothers an alternative to hospital birthing, explaining how to create a mutually supportive relationship among birth-care providers and make informed choices.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2003
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Place a hold to request this item.Kitzinger, Sheila.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pocket Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.2 KITLyerly, Anne Drapkin.
Summary: "Drawing on a landmark study involving more than one hundred pregnant women and mothers, a renowned OB/GYN synthesizes the secrets to a good birth medically and emotionally. Most doctors are trained to think of a "good" birth only in terms of its medicalsuccess. But Dr. Anne Lyerly knows firsthand that there are many other important elements that often get overlooked. Her three-year study of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.2 LYEKnisley, Lucy
Summary: "If you work hard enough, if you want it enough, if you're smart and talented and "good enough," you can do anything. Except get pregnant. Her whole life, Lucy Knisley wanted to be a mother. But when it was finally the perfect time, conceiving turned out to be harder than anything she'd ever attempted. Fertility problems were followed by miscarriages, and her eventual successful pregnancy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2019
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 KNINilsson, Lennart
Summary: "First published nearly 50 years ago, A Child is Born, broke - and continues to break- astonishing new ground by bringing to life the magic of conception, pregnancy, and birth. Deep inside a woman's body, a miracle occurs. An egg and a sperm meet and a new human being is created. Through the unique photographs of Lennart Nilsson, we see the fascinating process of fertilization unfold and watch...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Parents NilssonSilverstone, Alicia
Summary: "The bestselling author of The Kind Diet offers natural solutions for a healthier and more vibrant approach to new motherhood. When did making babies get to be so hard? Infertility is on the rise globally, affecting as many as one in six couples. But instead of considering diet and lifestyle factors, doctors pump their patients full of expensive and invasive fertility treatments. Once pregnant,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.178 SILGaskin, Ina May.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Book Pub. Co. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.4 GASMcCutcheon, Susan
Summary: This classic guide to an unmedicated childbirth has been fully revised for the twenty-first century. McCutcheon provides the tools to help readers make informed decisions that will help them avoid unnecessary induction and cesarean surgery. Exercises and nutrition to get your body ready for birthing are discussed, and a full explanation of all aspects of labor and birthing will help defuse...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Plume, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2017
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Summary: Over 90 percent of new mothers have scary, intrusive thoughts about their baby and themselves. What if I drop him? What if I snap and hurt my baby? Mothering is so hard - I don't know if I really want to do this anymore. Gosh, I'm so terrible for thinking that! Yet for too many mothers, those thoughts remain secret, hidden away in shame that make you feel even worse. But here's the good news:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Familius LLC 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.76 KLECassidy, Tina.
Summary: Tina Cassidy describes her grandmother's, her mother's, and her own experiences giving birth, highlighting how the birthing process has changed throughout history and exploring the cultural history of how and why people are born the way they are.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.8 CASKlaus, Marshall H.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Pub. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.45 KLAO'Mara, Peggy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Parents O'MaraBlock, Jennifer.
Summary: An in-depth look at the medical care legislated and received by women giving birth in the United States explores the use of drugs to induce or prevent labor, the increasing trend toward cesarean sections, and women's right to choose the place and manner of birth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Lifelong 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.19 BLOLake, Ricki.
Contents: Not your mama's birth plan -- Your best birth place -- Obstetricians: finding Dr. Right -- Midwives: not just for hippies anymore -- Doulas: labor's love -- The guest list: birth as a private party -- For sexual abuse survivors, a healing -- Epidurals: you haven't got time for the pain -- Inductions and pitocin: let's get this party started -- Electronic monitors: reading between the lines --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wellness Central 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.2 LAKBohn, Yvonne.
Summary: Three obstetrician/gyncecologists who are also mothers themselves offer a comprehensive guide to pregnancy, childbirth, and dealing with newborns, including complications, high-risk pregnancies, and other situations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Lifelong 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.2 BOHFisher, Susan J.
Summary: "An acclaimed scientist reveals the latest discoveries in prenatal care and the critical takeaways for expecting parents"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.2 FISGutmann, Caroline.
Summary: The granddaughter of the famous French doctor tells the story of the method and of his legacy. "When women use breathing exercises to control the pain of uterine contractions, and when men stand by them in the delivery room (Lamaze was the first to insist that their presence was crucial), they are invoking him and his work."--Book jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.2 GUTKimes, Joanne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.2 Kimes 2004O'Leary, Joann
Summary: "Through the words of parents, siblings, and family members this book assists readers through the complex journey of a pregnancy following loss. With practical advice on self-advocacy, expectant parents gain insights to help them to work with health careprofessionals, mental health professionals, and their own families, friends and coworkers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.2 O'LESomerstein, Rachel
Summary: "An incisive yet personal look at the science and history of the most common surgery performed in America--the cesarean section--and an exposé on the disturbing state of maternal medical care. When Rachel Somerstein had an unplanned C-section with her first child, the experience was anything but "routine." A series of errors by her clinicians led to a real-life nightmare: surgery without...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.8 SOMTrainor, Meghan
Summary: "Meghan Trainor has wanted to be a mom since before she even knew how babies were made. From the moment she discovered she was pregnant with her first child--her son, Riley--she was fascinated by the entire experience. Yes, pregnancy and motherhood are miracles--but even a miracle can freak you out sometimes. Everyone has an opinion on what an expectant mother should feel, think, or do during...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Horizon, an imprint of HarperCollins Focus 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.2 TRAVerny, Thomas R.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Summit Books 1981
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.42 VERWorth, Jennifer
Summary: The Call the midwife trilogy is comprised of Call the midwife (not included here, c2002), Shadows of the workhouse (not included here, c2005), and Farewell to the East End (this book, c2009). Together, this series chronicles Jennifer Worth's career as a midwife from start to finish, from her arrival in the war-scarred Docklands as a wide-eyed trainee, to the demolition of the tenements and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco/HarperCollins 2013
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Summary: Making and having babies--what it takes to get pregnant, stay pregnant, and deliver--has mystified women and men for the whole of human history. Over the last one hundred years, depending on the latest prevailing advice, women have taken morphine, practiced Lamaze, relied on ultrasound images, sampled fertility drugs, and shopped at sperm banks. Here, the insatiably curious Randi Hutter Epstein...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 2010