This is a live account that begins from the moment the author raced to assist with his wife's unexpected birth in the middle of the night, with no medical assistance and how their premature baby struggled for its life with moments to live, and describes how he prepared to deliver their baby, dead or alive. This birthing story was reported on national UK TV. news as one of the most moving childbirth stories in the UK and describes the unique reactions of his four young children, who came to their mother's rescue.
The New Art and Science of Pregnancy and Childbirth
The New Art and Science of Pregnancy and Childbirth demystifies the myriad of queries, concerns, worries and myths related to pregnancy from the stage of planning for pregnancy, through the course of pregnancy and delivery into the postnatal period. The information is expertly presented in a clear and concise manner, from a local perspective, allowing couples to obtain a realistic expectation of how their pregnancy will progress. The book is well organised such that it can either be easily read from cover to cover or by targeting the specific chapters of interest, all of which are well cross-referenced.
Here is a concise, well illustrated, practical guide to treating women with acupuncture throughout their pregnancy and labor. The author, an experienced midwife and acupuncturist, has produced a book that's useful and accessible to acupuncture students and practitioners. It covers physiology related to pregnancy and childbirth, with practical advice and instruction on the use of acupuncture in different stages of pregnancy and labor.
"Reflexology in Pregnancy and Childbirth" is a definitive text on the safe and appropriate use of reflex zone therapy in pregnancy, labor and the puerperium, focusing on evidence-based practice, professional accountability and application of a comprehensive knowledge of the therapy related to reproductive physiology. Denise Tiran, an experienced midwife, has an international reputation in the field of maternity complementary therapies, has researched and written extensively on reflexology, and has treated nearly 5000 pregnant women with structural reflex zone therapy.
Dangerous Motherhood: Insanity and Childbirth in Victorian Britain
Dangerous Motherhood is the first study of the close and complex relationship between mental disorder and childbirth. Exploring the relationship between women, their families and their doctors reveals how explanations for the onset of puerperal insanity were drawn from a broad set of moral, social and environmental frameworks, rather than being bound to ideas that women as a whole were likely to be vulnerable to mental illness.
