Birth Pregnancy

Black women have higher rates of premature birth than other women in America. This cannot be simply explained by economic factors, with poorer women lacking resources or access to care. Even professional, middle-class Black women are at a much higher risk of premature birth than low-income White women in the United States. Dána-Ain Davis looks into this phenomenon, placing racial differences in birth outcomes into a historical context, revealing that ideas about reproduction and race today have been influenced by the legacy of ideas which developed during the era of slavery.

If you think baby brain is bad for you, think again - because neuroscientist Dr Sarah McKay (author of The Women's Brain Book) has looked at studies and talked to experts from all over the world and the proof is in: giving birth is one of the best things to ever happen to a woman's brain. Baby Brain contains the ultimate good-news story about mothers' brains, backed up by scientific research from leading experts and presented in highly digestible bite-sized sections by one of Australia's leading science communicators.

How we come into the world really matters. Yet within our current Western birthing paradigm, we have lost touch with the impact that the experience of birth can have on the baby. What happens to us in the womb and at birth can have far-reaching consequences that shape the way we experience and see the world for the rest of our lives. This groundbreaking book dispels the myth that babies are not conscious beings. It also shows how many of our beliefs are formed in the womb and at birth: beliefs that end up running our lives today.

To the first-time fathers and partners, congratulations! As you embark on this wonderful new journey of parenthood with your pregnant partner, you may have a lot of questions. They're not the only ones who are experiencing a big change in their life.

Discover the power of knowledge throughout your pregnancy. Embrace it and take charge of your pregnancy journey, making the best decisions for you and your baby! From the moment you found out you were pregnant, you may have felt a mix of elation, fear, and uncertainty. With so many decisions to make and an overwhelming amount of advice from well-meaning family and friends, it can be hard to hear your own voice. Your needs, wishes, values, and intuition are more important now than ever.

The second edition of this pathbreaking, widely taught book offers five new chapters, on breastfeeding and Black infant health; Black birthing during COVID; Black doulas rethinking birthing practices; the recent buildup of a US national movement; and expanding the global movement for sexual and reproductive wellbeing. Other chapters are updated throughout. Birthing Justice puts black women's voices at the center of the debate on what should be done to fix the broken maternal care system.

With all of the modern conveniences that we have today, a lot of women are not willing to go through the natural process of giving birth as there are alternatives to it. Hypnobirthing: An Introductory Guide is a reminder that the process of natural childbirth can be extremely rewarding and that it does not have to be a stressful, heartrending experience. As more and more persons are taking things back to basics, hypnobirthing is making a comeback.

The key to success in your first year of fatherhood is also a key to success in life: keep it simple. This audiobook is a simple guide to what you really need to know during pregnancy and your baby’s first year.

Hey man, you’re about to become a dad! Congratulations! That's a huge step, and you must be feeling a mix of joy, excitement, and nervousness. Becoming a dad is a massive milestone, and it's perfectly normal to feel overwhelmed at first.

Recent research shows that a pregnant woman’s body isn’t the only key factor when it comes to a healthy pregnancy. The health of her mind is important, as well. In fact, the mind and body connection has a profound effect on wellness of both mom and baby during pregnancy. Luckily, when it comes to keeping the mind healthy, you don’t need to spend 30 minutes at the gym or make sure you take all your vitamins.

There's a wealth of information out there for expectant moms on pregnancy and birth, but so often the dad is left out of the conversation. Male midwife Mark Harris seeks to redress the balance with this new book, drawing on his decades of experience with couples as they make the transition to being new parents. Covering topics from massage to sex and pain relief during labor to breastfeeding, this is a lively, honest, and frank discussion of pregnancy and birth from a man's point of view.

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.

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.

Mothering is as old as human existence. But how has this most essential experience changed over time and cultures? What is the history of maternity - the history of pregnancy, birth, the encounter with an infant? Can one capture the historical trail of mothers? How? In Mother Is a Verb, the historian Sarah Knott creates a genre all her own in order to craft a new kind of historical interpretation. Blending memoir and history and building from anecdote, her audiobook brings the past and the present viscerally alive.

Did you know affirmations are powerful, and if practiced daily, can actually retrain/wire your brain? Practicing affirmations during pregnancy helps you stay in control, but also allows you to experience a more peaceful time carrying. This book is meant to be listened to and repeated aloud, and so I strongly encourage you to purchase this audiobook!

Pregnancy and birth can be calm, beautiful, and even pleasurable. This book is about how to experience birth in that way. I have had uncomfortable pregnancies and excruciatingly painful births and I have had delightful, unmedicated pregnancies and births with no pain at all. What was the difference? How does one go from pain to pleasure? This book will take you on a breathtaking journey of motherhood, and walk you through the process of co-creating with God to experience a healthy, safe, fearless, confident, and pleasurable pregnancy and birth one step at a time.

Modern medicine should make pregnancy and childbirth safer for all. But in Birth Control, award-winning journalist Allison Yarrow reveals how women are controlled, traumatized, injured, and even killed because of the traditionalist practices of medical professionals and hospitals.

This empowering book includes a number of practical tools that women can use in their birth preparation, whether having a hospital or a home birth. It will equip you with confidence and help you to see how special the female body is. Melanie is passionate about helping women to empower themselves with the right questions if suggestions are made during pregnancy or when in labour. There is a strong emphasis on how fear affects physiology in labour and how women can support themselves with this, however the birth unfolds.

Battling Over Birth: Black Women and the Maternal Health Care Crisis reveals hard truths—powerful findings on the role of racism, coercion, inadequate prenatal care, the pressures undermining breastfeeding, and the lack of access to alternatives to a broken maternal health-care system as key threads of black women's birth experiences.

Anyone considering natural birth options should take a good look in to this package. Ashley's approach to HypnoBirthing is known as very practical and simple. When used with free AudioScript Meditation titled 'Fear Release' you receive with this purchase, women report fantastic results.