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Preparing for Birth: Mothers by Andrea Robertson Price: NZ$17.00 (add to order) 4th Edition Australia - first published in 1987; 60 pages; 27.5 x 20 cms; Numerous diagrams. Index to this page: Table of Contents; About the Author; Book Reviews Your Pregnancy: Eating wisely in pregnancy (p.4); Avoidable hazards in pregnancy (p.5); Your baby grows (p.6); Exercise in pregnancy (including general stretches) (p10); Preparing for labour (p.14); Relaxation (p.15); Medical care in pregnancy (p.16); Positions of the baby at term (p.18); Deciding on your birth preferences (p.21); Implementing your birth preferences (p.22). The birth of your baby: Labour begins (p.24); Your labour and birth (p.26); Emergency birth (p.30); Comfort during labour and birth (p.31); Positions for labour - first stage, using water and heat, using technology, second stage (p.32); Obstetric interventions explained (p.38); Drugs in labour (p.44); Anaesthetic injections (p.46). After the
baby is born: Your new baby (p.50); learning to breastfeed (p.51);
Your post-partum recovery (p.53); Post-natal exercises (p.56); Class evaluation
(p.57); Your birth experience (p.58). Andrea is a childbirth educator. She has written Empowering Women; Your Childbirth Education Classes; The Midwife Companion; Preparing for Birth: Mothers and Preparing for Birth: Fathers. Andrea lives in Sydney, Australia. Completely revised and updated, this popular handbook has been written as background notes for childbirth education classes. Its unique format covers all the essential topics, from pregnancy, through labour and birth and the early postnatal period, emphasising normal physiological birth. The information about complications and obstetric interventions, not readily available elsewhere, is central to enabling informed choice by parents. Praised for its easy-to-read style and copious illustrations, this stylish publication will enhance your class presentations and be welcomed by parents. |
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