Pregnancy Fitness helps expectant mothers exercise comfortably, safely and confidently throughout their pregnancy. It delivers the information, exercises and workouts needed to maintain and achieve their personal fitness goals. This guide is written by three experts in prenatal and post-natal fitness pelvic floor exercise and core restoration. ......
Caesarean birth is a hugely complex and emotive topic. Few women actively choose to birth by caesarean, and it is associated with both positive and negative health outcomes. Women can be left feeling that their body has become a battleground, and it can be hard to distinguish between evidence-based practice and personal opinion. Why Caesarean ......
Developing Awareness in Service of Postpartum Healing
One of the first of its kind, this is an authoritative and professional yoga therapy text offering a comprehensive overview of postpartum conditions and guidance on how to manage them using yoga therapy as both a lens and a toolbox. Rather than focussing on returning a woman's body to its pre-birth condition, this guide recentres emphasis on the ......
Why Grandmothers Matter describes the experience of having grandchildren across many cultures, and discusses the sometimes delicate relationships between grandmother, parent-child and grandchild.
Providing a source of information for those supporting multiple birth families who wish to breastfeed, this informative guide remains accessible and evidence-based. It covers breastfeeding preparation, establishing milk supplies, transitioning premature babies onto the breast and moving away from tube feeds.
Professor Amy Brown has researched what breastfeeding really means to women, how they can feel when things dont go according to plan and importantly, how we can change things for the next generation of women.
Nighttime and Naptime Strategies for the Breastfeeding Family
Sweet Sleep is the first and most complete book on nights and naps for breastfeeding families. It is a how-to guide for making sane and safe decisions on how and where your family sleeps, including words of wisdom and reassurance from mothers, all backed up by the latest research. Its 4 a.m. Youve nursed your baby five times throughout ......
In recent years there have been exciting scientific discoveries about a hormone whose amazing role in the human body has long been neglected. Oxytocin is the powerful hormone involved in bonding, sex, and childbirth, as well as in relaxation and feelings of calm. It is the mirror image of the stress hormone adrenaline, which triggers the `fight or ......
