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xxxiii, 316 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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"Having a baby and a career can feel challenging on the best of days, nearly impossible on the worst. From figuring out how to tell your boss you're pregnant to sucking in your belly bump all day long at work, to working even harder to prove your worth, there's a lot to navigate if you're newly pregnant or are even thinking about getting pregnant- and trying to juggle it all can leave you overwhelmed. It doesn't have to be this way. You can do it...
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Rae Perry is young, unmarried, and far from home as she awaits the birth of her first child -- accompanied by the angry, moody man she's loved since high school. Lila Grey is a fortune-teller with no interest in the future, a mother who lost her daughter long ago, on a cold, cold day. Now, as these two women meet, it is earthquake weather in California -- when animals panic, friends and lovers quarrel, ice cubes dissolve in the palm of your hand....
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1 videodisc (164 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Discover the thrilling story of how people are made, from the moment of conception to the moment of birth 280 days later. Follow the gestation process, the most exquisite biological choreography found in nature. Using the latest research and advances in medicine, we can reveal this hidden world in forensic detail. Zeroing in on milestones along the road to creation; where critical events can change people's life.
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xvi, 197 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Choosing to have another baby after suffering from prenatal or postpartum depression can feel overwhelming and hopeless. It doesn't have to. Exploring existing options, complex emotions, and personal accounts, Rebecca Fox Starr takes readers on a thoughtful exploration of what choosing to have, or not have, another baby means to women and families"--
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143 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Español
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The bittersweet first-person account of pregnancy, 40 semanas is brazen and honest, yet with healthy doses of humor and warmth, as it charts the journey from the nerve-wracking pregnancy test to the radical transformations of the female body. From the fears and contradictions that define a pregnancy to the most tender and funniest of moments, nothing is absent from this chronicle.
La agridulce crónica de un embarazo, en forma de aventura gráfica...
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xxi, 543 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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A comprehensive guide to pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding includes information on finding a doctor, creating a birth plan, diet and exercise routines, breastfeeding challenges, and pregnancies with special considerations.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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"This concise guide to pregnancy and childbirth brings you the expertise of a certified nurse-midwife at Mayo Clinic and a certified doula. It's packed with information based on the most current evidence, yet rooted in long-trusted natural methods of caring for laboring women."--Amazon.com
36) New big sister
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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A young girl describes her mother's pregnancy, from the first bout of morning sickness to the joyful delivery of twins.
37) The birth partner: a complete guide to childbirth for dads, doulas, and all other labor companions
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xx, 396 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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"Since the original publication of The Birth Partner in 1989, new mothers' mates, friends, and relatives and doulas (professional birth assistants) have relied on Penny Simkin's guidance in caring for the new mother from the last few weeks of pregnancy through the early postpartum period. Fully revised in its third edition, The Birth Partner remains the definitive guide for preparing to help a woman through childbirth and the essential manual to have...
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"As more feminism migrates online, full-spectrum doulas remain focused on life's physically intimate relationships: between caregivers and patients, parents and pregnancy, individuals and their own bodies. They are committed to supporting a pregnancy no matter the outcome-- whether it results in birth, abortion, miscarriage, or adoption-- facing the question of choice head-on. Mary Mahoney is founder and board co-chair of the Doula Project, and a...
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""Ayesha is a world away from home when she meets the boy of her dreams. Like her, Suresh is from India but going to high school in Illinois. Once they get together, they are inseparable... until a twist of fate takes Suresh back to India right when Ayesha discovers she's pregnant. Suddenly she feels she's on her own, navigating the biggest decision she'll ever make. Seventeen years later, Ayesha's daughter Mira finds an old box with letters addressed...
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208 pages ; 19 cm
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English
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"Everybody tells pregnant women what they can't eat. Now, certified nutritionists and registered dieticians Stephanie Clarke and Willow Jarosh are here to tell them what they should! Featuring recipes for wholesome, unprocessed meals and snacks, accompanied by nutritional breakdowns and tips for the best ways to alleviate pesky pregnancy symptoms, Healthy, Happy Pregnancy Cookbook is the go-to guide for new moms throughout pregnancy and after. Healthy,...
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