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As a Registered Nurse, having graduated from one of the most prestigious universities in Canada, Jessica thought she was ready to become a mother. She had planned her whole life around having children and was anxiously awaiting the arrival of her son.
But complications in the delivery room caused a rocky start to motherhood, and she was soon struggling with her own mental health in a way that made every day seem like a recurring nightmare. A period...
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"Have you ever driven home from work wearing nothing but a pair of rubber boots? For Dr. Melinda McCall, a large animal veterinarian in rural Virginia, this is living the dream. Caring for cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, llamas, and the occasional alpaca, unusual mishaps and mind-blowing adventures abound. Getting caught driving home naked after a tough day at work is just another day at the office for Dr. Melinda. Ride along in the vet truck as this...
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One Strong Girl is a mother's vivid account of what it is like to lose her daughter, India, to a rare debilitating disease. The story is a bold description of what it means to deal with deep sorrow and still find balance and beauty in an age steeped in the denial of death. At ten, India climbed the highest on the rope at gymnastics, yet by sixteen was so weak she was unable to even dress herself. The narrative follows the six-year fight for answers...
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A partir de mi propia experiencia, el trabajo clínico y estudios, desarrollé un libro sobre Maternidad consciente, que aborda los aspectos menos visibilizados del proceso de transformación que las mujeres experimentamos a partir del parto y durante el primer año de crianza. Mi propósito fue describir esos momentos a partir de experiencias concretas, exponiendo sus satisfacciones y desafíos, y ofreciendo herramientas claras y sencillas para enfrentarlos....
5) Guía de Supervivencia para Madres Solteras: Cómo Navegar la Vida y Triunfar sin Complejos como Ma
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¿Te has preguntado si estás siendo una buena madre? ¿Acabas de pasar por un divorcio o el padre de tu hijo no vivirá con ustedes y no tienes idea de que hacer como mamá soltera? ¿No sabes cómo encontrar un balance adecuado en esta nueva etapa de tu vida?Entonces sigue leyendo… "Criar a un hijo sola no es una opción, es una difícil decisión que se debe afrontar en el camino de la vida, una decisión que se toma con amor porque no hay ni...
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Are you a mother struggling to cope?
Are you constantly overwhelmed and anxious?
Do you long for better mental health to be able to care for yourself and your family?
When storms engulf you and everything is dismal and grey, Encouraging Mums With Hope: Light in the Darkness of Maternal Depression will bring you back into the sunshine.
Australian author Nicki Jeffery and a large group of mothers, health professionals and pastoral care workers address...
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From bioethicist September Williams, MD, the author of 'Chasing Mercury,' with Mothers' Milk Bank, San Jose, comes ‘The Elephant in the Room: Bioethical Concerns in Human Milk Banking’. Seriously humorous, informative and timely, The Elephant... makes bioethics look sexy. The year 2018 will be remembered as pivotal in modern history. This year, the first mother-model (in more ways than one) helped empower all families by breastfeeding her baby...
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A page-turning account of first-time parenting that will leave you filled with wonder at the miracle of life.
"The paediatrician came back without our baby.
'I'm afraid we have a problem.'
Stars bounced around my vision of the doctor's talking head, his voice far away, like a dream. I felt like I was sinking into a void and leant back to steady myself on the bed. We had experienced the most life affirming event the night before, the birth of...
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A Reassuring and Informative Guide That Offers New Hope For Expectant Parents.
Along with inspiring accounts of women who have delivered healthy babies after years of heartbreak, Dr. Jonathan Scher provides the latest medical information on preventing recurrent miscarriages, including why couples with "unexplained infertility" actually may be suffering repeat pregnancy loss due to failure of the embryo to implant in the womb, important immunological...
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*Babies don't come with an instruction manual!* That is why this practical guide to making your family life less stressful and more rewarding book is for you. 'How To Be Your Health Visitor' will impart the knowledge you need and empower you to decide how to parent your child.
Ann Guindi's book provides hints and tips to help you enrich your children's development. It is the complete guide to breast/bottle feeding, weaning, sleeping, immunization,...
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Neither marginal nor secret, contracting surrogate mothers is growing rapidly and is regarded as socially progressive. Yet the "process" is vitiated from the get-go, i.e., commissioning a woman to bear, birth, and surrender a baby.
Surrogacy undermines a woman's human dignity. It makes her an instrument in other people's project and attacks her equal gender rights. It also objectivizes and denies the rights of the child to be born.
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"A Choice to Defend" is a compelling exploration of women's stories, delving into the complex terrain of abortion and reproductive rights. Through poignant narratives and intimate accounts, this book unveils the diverse experiences, challenges, and triumphs of women who have faced decisions surrounding reproductive health. It goes beyond the headlines, offering a nuanced portrayal of the deeply personal choices women make, the societal pressures they...
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The pure energy of love, awareness, and healing...
...infused into pages authored by women with an authentic desire to build a community that nurtures the journey, mind, body, and soul. You'll find that kind of intention in this book.
Sister Armor, Healing in Community is a collaboration of women whose lives have been their canvas. You'll feel held in these pages. You'll feel the permission to finally live the life you know is waiting for you, past...
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So Many Babies describes one overworked physician-mother as she journeys through medicine and motherhood raising three children.
While practicing medicine in the NICU full time for over thirty years, Susan Landers, MD met and managed many trials raising her three children, trials typical for many working mothers, such as breastfeeding, sibling rivalry, bedwetting, dyslexia, a gifted child, ADHD, a dog bite, and an adolescent eating disorder. The...
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For a Safe and Healthy Birth... Your Way! Giving Birth with Confidence will help take the mystery out of having a baby and help you better understand how your body works during pregnancy and childbirth, giving you the confidence to make decisions that best ensure the safety and health of you and your baby.
“Giving Birth with Confidence” is the first and only pregnancy and childbirth guide written by Lamaze International, the leading childbirth...
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A 21st-century guide to midwifery-tons of up-to-date information for expectant parents
Whether you're in your third trimester or trying to conceive, knowledge is power when it comes to making important decisions about what kind of care you'll receive during pregnancy and childbirth. Midwifery for Expectant Parents is your resource for information about modern midwifery, letting you navigate your pregnancy journey with confidence and strength.
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17) Home Birth
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For women who believe that childbirth is a normal event, and that hospitals are places to treat illness, home birth with a licensed professional midwife is a safe and viable option. Unlike the rest of the world where home birth and midwifery are the norm, Western society has captured the traditional childbirth model and recreated it as a high-tech pathological event fraught with dangerous interventions. Yet, the United States continues to rank...
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Melissa Harrisѫs dream of being a mother again shatters when a fertility doctor tells her she may never have another child due to a physical anomaly in her uterus. Determined to persevere, she undergoes nine surgeries and a year of fertility treatments until she finally gets a positive pregnancy testاonly to miscarry both twins within the first fifteen weeks. When what sheѫs decided will be her last attempt results in her finally becoming pregnant,...
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An intimate memoir of miscarriage, premature birth, and motherhood from a bold and brilliant new voice in Atlantic Canada
I am the space between motherhood and longing for it, but it's a space that doesn't exist. I can't be both fertile and infertile, our language doesn't allow for it. So, this is the space I have created for myself. This is where I live. Forever fertile and infertile. A mother to six, a mother of one. I am childless, and with child....
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¡Aprende a descifrar los mensajes de tu bebé!
¿Te pones nervioso en cuanto tu hijo llora porque no entiendes qué quiere? ¿Crees que no eres capaz de responder a su desasosiego?
En esta guía práctica encontrarás todo lo que necesitas saber sobre los motivos que provocan el llanto de tu bebé, que te permitirá colmar sus necesidades de forma eficaz.
En tan solo 50 minutos, conseguirás:
• Comprender las distintas fases de llanto de los...
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