Birth & Pregnancy

In her inimitable warm, witty and informative way, Kaz Cooke (aided by her outrageous alter ego Hermoine) provides the real low-down on pregnancy and childbirth, from coping with the body changes to dealing with a newborn baby. New, completely revised and updated!

Brings together key scientific evidence about the way infants think and react to their parents and the outside world. This title offers guidance on sleeping, feeding, playing and washing as well as stage-by-stage advice on your baby's physical, intellectual and emotional development from birth to five.

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New fourth edition, completely revised and updated. This new−look fourth edition has been adapted for Australia and New Zealand and is the must-have book for a new generation of expectant parents. Its up−to−date information reflects what′s new in pregnancy and what′s relevant to today′s pregnant women. Heidi Murkoff has rewritten every section‚ answering dozens of new questions and including new by−demand material‚ such as detailed week−by−week fetal development guides in e... read more

Refreshingly honest, openly frank and candidly blunt, this book has been written by a mother for other mothers. It oozes with warm fuzzies, it reeks of mumsy terms, it exudes realism in every paragraph and it is refreshing in its guiltless honesty.Modern first-time mothers are often alone - devoid of once traditional motherhood knowledge and practical support. Often previously self-confident women find themselves inconceivably isolated, hopelessy fumbling over everday mothering tasks, enduring torturous levels of sleep deprivation,... read more

The New Zealand Pregnancy Book has been used by thousands of parents since it was first published in 1991. This new edition offers modern parents and their families a wonderful insight into what pregnancy and childbirth in New Zealand looks like in the 21st century.

Beyond the Baby Blues is the first comprehensive Australian resource guide to perinatal depression and anxiety (PND). Readers will receive solid scientific advice combined with the experiences of individuals and families affected and the professionals who treat them.

A classic for all new parents, this book inspires, informs and reassures. From conception through to birth, Sheila Kitzinger describes what to expect and prepares parents-to-be for the physical changes ahead. Now it includes information on Caesarean births, the birthing sling, sex during pregnancy, and nutrition. It encourages expectant parents to be actively involved in decisions about their antenatal care and birth method.

Wanting a baby? Not wanting a baby just now? Nature has provided every woman with a precise signal of her state of fertility, which she can quickly learn to recognise. This simple fact is the basis of the Billings Method, which has helped millions of woman around the world to tune into their own bodies and achieve healthy, natural fertility control.
Using the Billings Method you and your partner can be confident of knowing every day whether you are fertile or infertile, and so decide when to make love, depending on whether... read more

It is now realised that a baby's early experiences and interactions provide them with the beginnings of their self-beliefs, thoughts and feelings; their self-esteem and self-value; how they operate in relationships; how they behave socially; and their sense of emotional security. It is therefore vital that parents understand how to help their baby to develop trust and confidence, and to feel secure and valued. In Firm Footings, psychologist Lynn Jenkins looks at how a person's emotional foundations are formed in babyhood and the po... read more

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From their combined twenty years of work in a clinic, as well as their own parenting experience, the authors review the anecdotes and beliefs, from the slightly unusual to the stranger-than-fiction, and compare them with the scientific evidence.

Offers advice and guidance on how to fall in love with your baby before birth. This book helps you get to know, understand and cherish your unborn baby and guide you through this extraordinary time: from hearing your baby's heartbeat for the first time, to the first magical days post birth.

In this encyclopaedic guide, Dr. William and Martha Sears draw from their vast experience as both medical professionals and parents to provide authoritative and comprehensive information on every aspect of infant care. The Baby Book presents a practical and contemporary approach to parenting that reflects the way we live today. It is a comprehensive guide to baby care, focusing on the essential needs of babies -- eating, sleeping, development, health, and comfort -- as it addresses the questions of greatest concern to parents today... read more

From planning a family to enjoying your pregnancy and adjusting to motherhood, this guide is designed to answer all your questions about having a baby over the age of 35. With reassuring advice on dealing with your emotional needs, from managing family relationships to combining motherhood with your career, this is your complete guide to everything you need to know for enjoying a healthy and happy pregnancy. Winner of The Society of Authors and RSM Book Awards: Medical Book for the General Reader 2006.

This work presents a completely natural method of caring for newborn babies, with the support of extensive scientific research into its benefits. It is already a major bestseller in Europe. It offers a technique that will appeal to the growing holistic birth market. It features: impeccable author credentials, and there is strong media and professional interest in this method already; and marketing with specialist groups. It features and reviews in the national press and baby magazines. "Kangaroo Mother Care" was created to help low... read more

What is the best way to give birth? Some would argue 'naturally'. But, as this wonderfully readable, page-turningly encyclopaedic history of the subject makes clear, ever since man - or woman - stood up, some kind of human intervention has been necessary to aid the process. It is just a question of what...Tina Cassidy is an experienced journalist who became obsessed by the subject of birth after having her son George in an emergency C-section. Were the doctors right? Did she had to go through what she did? Using her honed research ... read more

Reading The Natural Pregnancy Book is like having your own personal herbalist and midwife at your side. Expertly written by Aviva Jill Romm, it was one of the first books to explore botanical medicine and pregnancy. In this revised and updated edition, Ms. Romm thoughtfully follows the woman's journey from conception to birth, focusing on natural health. It is a complete guide for the woman who envisions a safe pregnancy without technological intervention, as nature intended.

Exercise for pregnant women & outdoor recreation.

This book is the essential guide to nutrition for women who are either planning to conceive, are pregnant or have given birth. It will also help women who are having difficulty conceiving or taking their baby to term. Top nutritionist Patrick Holford and Foresight practitioner Susannah Lawson start with a pre-conception nutrition checklist, moving on to cover nutrition in pregnancy, complete with diet and meal plans, and follow up with useful advice about your own nutrition in early parenthood - from beating the baby blues to how t... read more