Child Birth

A comprehensive, one-of-a-kind, evidence-based handbook to support postpartum healing and recovery Pregnancy may have left you feeling that there’s no way to fix common postpartum symptoms , such as pelvic floor issues, exhaustion, and burnout, and lactation woes. But that's simply not true...

“Second Life is not only a book for parents; it's for anyone intrigued (and concerned) by the ways in which our digital footprints impact the circle of life itself.” —Elle “Engrossing….With a reporter’s gimlet eye, Hess lenses out from her personal experience…[She] has a...

From the moment Martha and her husband, John, conceived their second child, all hell broke loose. They were a couple obsessed with success. After years of matching IQs and test scores with less driven peers, they had two Harvard degrees apiece and were gunning for more. But the dream had begun to disintegrate. Then, when their unborn son, Adam, was diagnosed with Down syndrome, doctors, advisers, and friends in the Harvard community warned them not to keep the baby.

Consequences of the ongoing pandemic have seriously affected educational systems in the US and around the world. School closures and the opportunities or nightmares of remote learning have caused many parents to reconsider options for schooling their children. Jean Nunnally's memoir of her trials and triumphs in unschooling her two children from birth to college provides an enlightening insight into the innate learning ability of humans, showing how self-esteem, trust, and personal responsibility were preserved and strengthened for herself and her kids.

Reflect on the meaning of Jesus’ birth this Advent with Sarah Young’s Jesus Listens for Christmas: 25 Prayers and Devotions for Kids. Your family will journey into the heart of the nativity story with Scripture verses, prayers, reflections, and simple activities as you anticipate and...

In all of human experience, there is very little that holds more intimate horror than childbirth. Bodies are ravaged, minds are torn, and lives are caught in a precarious balance of hope and fear. In this anthology of seventeen authors, the horrors of childbirth are scalpel-sharp and womb-deep. The stories in this anthology are painful and dark. A surprising parasite deeply planted in its mother's womb. A harrowing choice made by a mother with no options. Demon babies. Post-partum madness. Lifeblood lost. Check your triggers (found at ruthannaevans.

유비, 관우, 장비 세 사람이 만나 복숭아나무 아래에서 의형제가 되기로 맹세하는 부분부터 시작됩니다. 환관 십상시가 권력을 휘두른 이야기, 동탁이 정권을 마음대로 뒤흔든 이야기, 손견이 옥쇄를 감춘 이야기 등 흥미로운 이야기가 이어지고, 술이 식기도 전에 관우가 화웅의 목을 베어 오는 이야기나 유비, 관우, 장비가 여포와 싸우는 이야기를 읽을 때면 손에 땀을 쥐게 됩니다. 초선이 나라를 구하기 위해 자신을 희생한 이야기를 읽고 나면 가슴이 뭉클해질 것입니다. 동탁이 황제를 폐위하는 장면이나 조조가 아버지의 복수를 하는 장면을 보면 머리카락이 곤두서기도 합니다.

A young reader edition of the New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist about one of history's most ruthless and shocking crimes, the Reign of Terror against the Osage people. In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma...

When Communist Party leaders adopted the one-child policy in 1980, they hoped curbing birthrates would help lift China's poorest and increase the country's global stature. But at what cost? Now, as China closes the book on the policy after more than three decades, it faces a population grown too old and too male, with a vastly diminished supply of young workers. Mei Fong has spent years documenting the policy's repercussions on every sector of Chinese society.

Inferno is the riveting memoir of a young mother who is separated from her newborn son and husband when she's involuntarily committed to a psychiatric ward in New Jersey after a harrowing bout of postpartum psychosis. This program is read by the author. When Catherine Cho and her husband set off...

When 1919 began, the city of Chicago seemed on the verge of transformation. Modernizers had an audacious, expensive plan to turn the city from a brawling, unglamorous place into “the Metropolis of the World.” But just as the dream seemed within reach, pandemonium broke loose and the city’s...

In this audiobook, I’ll guide you on what you can expect from your little baby in the first month, including the hospital process following birth, in-depth instructions on breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, changing diapers, possible complications, and many tips.

Benvenuti nel mondo dell'Hypnobirthing, una metodologia rivoluzionaria che vi guiderà attraverso l'emozionante viaggio della gravidanza, del parto e del post partum con serenità e fiducia. Questo audiolibro è una risorsa preziosa per le futurre mamme e le loro famiglie.

Read by the author. Do your children know they are the boss of their thoughts? New York Times bestselling author Jennie Allen will help your kids realize that they don’t have to hang on to every scary, anxious, or mean thought that enters their heads (no matter how it gets there). Based on...

You are about to become a father and you want to be prepared for what's to come. You also want to support your partner through everything. Raising a baby comes with a lot of surprises. The truth is, most parents just rush it. But expecting your first child is a well-researched terrain for which there are many successful tips and strategies.

Pediatrician Nimali Fernando and feeding therapist Melanie Potock (aka Dr. Yum and Coach Mel) know the importance of giving your child the right start on their food journey-for good health, motor skills, and even cognitive and emotional development. In this updated, second edition of Raising a Healthy, Happy Eater, they explain how to expand your family's food horizons, avoid the picky eater trap, identify special feeding needs, and put joy back into mealtimes.

One hundred years in Minecraft’s past, foiled by a time-traveling Gameknight999, the evil virus Herobrine has gone mad with rage. Now determined to wipe every NPC alive off the server as punishment for meddling with his plans, he crafts a new monster king to lead a devastating aerial assault.

This debut picture audiobook by Nancy Tillman has touched the hearts of readers of all ages, from the youngest readers, to new mothers, to grandparents. A New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestselling book, On the Night You Were Born is sure to be a beloved addition to family libraries. On...

In No Woman Left Behind, Grant recounts her decision to abandon a promising advertising career, and the ups and downs of building Silicon Valley–based Fistula Foundation from a modest start-up into the global leader in fistula treatment. Through vivid firsthand accounts of surgeons toiling in remote corners of Africa and Asia, we see inside the fight to restore hope to some of the world’s most vulnerable women.

Are you filled with feelings of anxiety as the countdown to your due date draws near? Is your hospital bag packed, but you still feel mentally unprepared for childbirth? Are you worried you will be one of those moms who experience a long and painful birthing experience? If so, you are not alone. If you are tired of pregnancy books that lack a personal connection, then Conquer Your Fear of Childbirth is what you have been looking for.