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Pregnancy and Childbirth
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pregnancy or childbirth.
General Pregnancy Guides
- 618.2 / COL
The gentle greeting: an obstetrician’s guide to planning a
loving pregnancy and birth experience.
Ronald L. Cole.
1998.
Addressing both the physical and the emotional sides of
pregnancy and childbirth, this book is a holistic guide to
implementing an individual birth experience that is right
for you, the father, and the baby.
- 618.2 / SIM
Pregnancy, childbirth and the newborn:
the complete guide.
Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley,
and Ann Keppler. 2001.
This comprehensive guide covers the experience of
pregnancy, prenatal care, labor and delivery, the postpartum
period and breastfeeding.
- 618.24 / MUR
What to expect when you’re expecting.
Heidi Murkoff,
Arlene Eisenberg, and Sandee Hathaway. 2002.
This is the 3rd edition of the classic month-by-month guide
for what you can expect during pregnancy, covering every
imaginable issue with authoritative and reassuring advice.
- 618.24 / VER
While you’re waiting.
George E. Verrilli and Anne Marie
Mueser. 2002.
Two physicians provide a reference on the prenatal
experience including explanations of medical terms and
procedures, warning signs, birth options, etc.
Prenatal Issues
- 395.24 / SPE
Everything else you need to know when you’re expecting:
the new etiquette for the new mom.
Paula Spencer. 2000.
Including topics such as handling busybodies and
pregnancy at work, this book is a complete guide to the old
and new customs, traditions, and etiquette for expectant
and new parents.
- 618.24 / SUL
The expectant mother’s guide to prescription and
nonprescription drugs, vitamins, home remedies, and
herbal products.
Donald L. Sullivan. 2001.
A registered pharmacist tells you what to take – and what
not to take – during both the prenatal and nursing mother
periods. The use of vitamins and herbal supplements and
the safety of common household products are also discussed.
- 618.24 / REI
How to make a pregnant woman happy: solving
pregnancy’s most common problems—quickly and
effectively.
Uzzi Reiss and Yfat M. Reiss. 2002.
Addressing the expectant woman’s partner, this book offers
practical advice and commonsense home remedies for the
common problems of pregnancy.
- 618.2 / WES
Dr. Ruth’s pregnancy guide for couples: love, sex, and
medical facts.
Ruth K. Westheimer, and Amos Grunebaum.
1999.
Frank and open as always, Dr. Ruth offers medical
information and practical advice on maintaining physical
and emotional intimacy during pregnancy.
Exercise
- 618.24 / CLA
Exercising through your pregnancy.
James F. Clapp III. 1998.
This book explains the effects of exercise on all phases of
pregnancy and provides guidelines for developing your own
safe exercise program for each step of the way.
- 618.24 / NOB
Essential exercises for the childbearing year: a guide to
health and comfort before and after your baby is born.
Elizabeth Noble. 1995.
This presents specific exercises for preparing and restoring
the key muscles involved in pregnancy, labor, and
postpartum with special emphasis on comfort, relaxation,
and breathing.
- 618.24 / WID
Yoga for pregnancy.
Rosalind Widdowson. 2001.
Suitable for both beginners and experienced practitioners,
this fully illustrated step-by-step guide presents yoga
postures and breathing techniques for each stage of
pregnancy.
Nutrition
- 618.24 / DAD
Eat right for (4) your baby: the individualized guide to
fertility and maximum health during pregnancy, nursing,
and your baby’s first year.
Peter J. D’Adamo with Catherine
Whitney. 2003.
Based on the author’s blood type diet strategy, this includes
specific diet, exercise, and supplement programs for each
blood type from conception through the baby’s first year.
- 618.242/JON
Eating for pregnancy: an essential guide to nutrition with
recipes for the whole family.
Catherine Jones with Rose
Ann Hudson. 2003.
Chock-full of recipes, this book presents an overview of the
nutritional requirements of pregnancy and then incorporates
them into easy-to-prepare homemade meals. Recipes for
vegetarians are included.
- 618.24 / MIC
The gift of health: the complete pregnancy diet for your
baby’s wellness—from birth through adulthood.
Karin B. Michels and Kristine Napier. 2001.
This presents a complete pregnancy diet plan (including
recipes) addressing the nutritional priorities of each trimester
with special guidelines for women with gestational diabetes.
Special Pregnancies
- 618.3 / ISE
Bedrest before baby: what’s a mother to do? A survival
handbook for high-risk moms.
Patricia D. Isennock. 1995
This book includes medical information, suggestions for
childcare alternatives and financial assistance, boredom
busters, and more.
- 618.24 / WIN
The complete guide to pregnancy after 30.
Carol Winkelman. 2002.
This is a comprehensive guide to a healthy pregnancy, from
conception to delivery, for women over 30, with emphasis
on their special needs and the possible complications.
- 618.3 / GES
Gestational diabetes: what to expect.
American Diabetes Association. 2000.
Proper self-care is crucial in the case of gestational diabetes
and this guide provides the information necessary for a
healthy and successful pregnancy and delivery.
- 618.2 / BLA
Midlife motherhood: a woman-to-woman guide to
pregnancy and parenting.
Jann Blackstone-Ford. 2002.
This includes personal stories and case histories and
discusses the risks involved for both mother and baby, tests
to expect, caring for yourself, the actual birth and afterward.
- 618.92011 / LIN
Preemies: the essential guide for parents of premature
babies.
Dana Wechsler Linden, Emma Trenti Paroli, and
Mia Wechsler Doron. 2000.
Written by a neonatologist, this book provides information
on every topic related to premature birth from pregnancy
through the hospital experience and bringing the baby home.
- 618.24 / CAM
Protect your pregnancy.
Bonnie C. Campos and Jennifer
Brown. 2004.
This guide to prenatal care,with an emphasis on at-risk
pregnancies, shows women how to recognize the signs of
complications, explore pre-existing medical conditions, and
protect the health of their unborn child.
- 618.25 / AGN
Twins!: expert advice from two practicing physicians on
pregnancy, birth, and the first year of life with twins.
Connie L. Agnew, Alan H. Klein, and Jill Alison Ganon. 1997.
This book explains the special concerns of a multiple-birth
pregnancy and covers pre-natal care, labor and delivery, and
the first year of life at home with twins.
Childbirth
- 618.4 / MOO
Cesarean section: understanding and celebrating your
baby’s birth.
Michele Moore and Caroline de Costa. 2003.
Two doctors explain the why, what, and when of cesarean
sections and recovery while emphasizing the joy of a healthy
birth, however it is achieved.
- 618.45 / KLA
The doula book: how a trained labor companion can help
you have a shorter, easier and healthier birth.
Marshall H.
Klaus, John H. Kennell, and Phyllis H. Klaus. 2002.
This book carefully delineates the specific functions and
characteristics of a well-trained doula, the criteria for
selecting one, and the benefits associated with using one.
- 618.45 / GAS
Ina May’s guide to childbirth.
Ina May Gaskin. 2003.
The founder of modern midwifery provides extensive
information on techniques for overcoming the challenges
commonly encountered during labor and offers advice on
finding and developing a relationship with a midwife
practitioner.
- 618.45 / MCC
Natural childbirth the Bradley way.
Susan McCutcheon. 1996.
This is a thorough guide to partner participation and pain
management in a drug-free birth.
- 618.24 / LAM
Painless childbirth: the Lamaze method.
Fernand Lamaze. 1984
This is the classic text for a natural childbirth using special
relaxation and breathing techniques.
Postpartum
- 618.76 / HUY
A mother’s tears: understanding the mood swings that
follow childbirth.
Arlene M. Huysman. 1998.
The author, a clinical psychologist, explains what
postpartum depression is, who is at risk, the treatment
options, and how to get help.
- 618.24 / RAF
A natural guide to pregnancy and postpartum health.
Dean Raffelock, Robert Rountree and Virginia Hopkins with
Melissa Block. 2002.
This book explores the connections between nutrition
during pregnancy and the postpartum experience.
- 618.6 / WAT
Outsmarting the female fat-cell—after pregnancy: every
woman’s guide to shaping up, slimming down, and staying
sane after the baby.
Debra Waterhouse. 2002.
The author, a registered dietician, emphasizes nurturing and
healing first, appropriate nutrition rather than dieting, and
an exercise plan specifically designed for postpartum
women.
For the Fathers
- 649.1 / RIC
Daddy smarts: a guide
for rookie fathers.
Bradley G. Richardson.
2000.
Written in a light often
humorous tone, this
book, nevertheless,
charts the whole course
for potential dads, from
deciding to have children
through bringing the baby
home.
- 649.10242 / BRO
The expectant father: facts, tips, and advice for dads to be.
Armin A. Brott. 1995.
While covering what the mother is experiencing, this book
also deals with the father’s experiences, offering practical
advice and wisdom in a month-by-month guide to
pregnancy and childbirth.
