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From the leading pregnancy and babycare expert Dr Miriam Stoppard, this practical handbook is an indispensable guide to every aspect of pregnancy and birth. Guiding you and your partner through pregnancy, labour and birth, Dr Stoppard explains the latest developments in care and practice and gives sensible, reassuring advice on eating well, keeping fit and antenatal care. "Comfortably down-to-earth though reassuringly authoritative" The Guardian
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Dr Miriam Stoppard is Britain's best-selling pregnancy and childcare author with UK sales of over 2.2 million copies alone. She has appeared on television and has published more than fifty books on childcare & development, fitness & diet and women's health, including Conception, Pregnancy and Birth, Baby and Child Health Care, You and Your Toddler, Your New Baby and Complete Baby and Child Care. She is currently a columnist for The Mirror.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a great informative book that has an overview of pregnancy and birth. It's got a lot more info than other books I've read and wasn't too scary, either. I highly recommend it, along with another, lighter read called You Know You're Pregnant When. Reflections on the Longest Nine Months of My Life.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I looked through around 20 pregnancy and birth books before choosing this one. It's very informative(the diagram of your internal organs being displaced by the growing baby was interesting!), in fact i felt that it covered more than much larger, more expensive books.
In a clear, concise way, with lots of useful photographs and diagrams, it covers the changes to your body in pregnancy(including hormones, organs, emotions).
It provides information on the choices you have, for birth, feeding and working, trying to give a balanced picture (Dr Stoppard looks at 'pros' and 'cons' throughout the book) .
There is a section on physical and mental relaxation, breathing,stretches and exercises suitable during pregnancy (with photos to demonstrate) and on preparation for birth. This goes from 'sensible' purchases for the new baby to preparing other children for the arrival.
The labour and birth is detailed and interesting, breaking down the stages of labour in detail,and also describing how they might feel to you. There are diagrams of the movements of the baby, useful positions during labour and delivery, help to birth partners and explanation of the various forms of pain relief. It also discusses medical intervention and complications.
I'm new to the pregnancy/birth game, so perhaps someone who has it experienced it might have a different view of the book (please review!), but I'm certainly finding it useful (and handbag sized too!).
In a clear, concise way, with lots of useful photographs and diagrams, it covers the changes to your body in pregnancy(including hormones, organs, emotions).
It provides information on the choices you have, for birth, feeding and working, trying to give a balanced picture (Dr Stoppard looks at 'pros' and 'cons' throughout the book) .
There is a section on physical and mental relaxation, breathing,stretches and exercises suitable during pregnancy (with photos to demonstrate) and on preparation for birth. This goes from 'sensible' purchases for the new baby to preparing other children for the arrival.
The labour and birth is detailed and interesting, breaking down the stages of labour in detail,and also describing how they might feel to you. There are diagrams of the movements of the baby, useful positions during labour and delivery, help to birth partners and explanation of the various forms of pain relief. It also discusses medical intervention and complications.
I'm new to the pregnancy/birth game, so perhaps someone who has it experienced it might have a different view of the book (please review!), but I'm certainly finding it useful (and handbag sized too!).
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Really handy. Referred to it loads during my pregnancy, infact it was more useful and informative than the midwives. Language was clear unlike some books.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Pregnancy and Birth Handbook
Well what can I say, very good book by a well known Author, solid advise and very well written.
Published on 10 Feb 2010 by Patti
Useful and informative for first time parents.
Bought this book mainly for my son. He and his wife are expecting for the first time, and I thought it would be a good book for him to get clued up on the pregnancy thing! Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2010 by Lucille E. Parker
Concise and complete
I found this book very useful. I wanted a book that had a more scientific approach while being easy to read (I bought it on my first trimester ;-)) and concise. Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2008 by Di
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