description: REVISED 2ND EDITION! NEW! Chapter on Exercise by Marissa Brooks, MS, PT Mary Ann McCann’s award winning book, Days In A Guide to Surviving Pregnancy Bedrest, is an invaluable handbook for women undergoing bedrest during pregnancy. Women will benefit from the insight McCann gained as she successfully endured both an at-home as well as extended hospital bedrest. While offering advice on dealing with children, managing outside employment, and finances, McCann candidly reflects on the personal losses associated with a bedrest pregnancy and offers practical suggestions on working with medical caregivers. This second edition of the book includes a chapter on exercise written by Marissa Brooks, MS, PT. While bedrest and exercise do not seem compatible, exercise can be as simple as deep breathing. With a physician’s approval, bed exercises can be appropriate and valuable for maintaining strength, preventing atrophy of muscles, and staying emotionally healthy. Brooks is a licensed Physical Therapist, and a pre/postnatal group exercise instructor. She is the founder of the "Bouncing Back with Baby" mom and baby programs and instructor training seminars, and author of Bouncing Back with An Exercise Guide for Moms and Babies.
language: English
title: Days in Waiting: A Guide to Surviving Pregnancy Bedrest
titlecomplete: Days in Waiting: A Guide to Surviving Pregnancy Bedrest
ratings_count: 5
publisher: A Place to Remember