Nurture
Subtitle: a modern guide to pregnancy, birth, early motherhood--and trusting yourself and your body
By: Erica Chidi Cohen, birth + postpartum doula ; illustrations by Jillian Ditner
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9781452152639
Subjects: Pregnancy; Motherhood; Childbirth; Popular works
Other titles: Modern guide to pregnancy, birth, early motherhood--and trusting yourself and your body
Description: Nurture is the only all-in-one pregnancy and birthing book for modern mothers-to-be and their partners who want a more integrative approach. Author Erica Chidi Cohen has assisted countless births and helped hundreds of families ease into their new roles through her work as a doula. This beautiful, comprehensive and judgement-free pregnancy companion covers everything from the beginning months of pregnancy to the baby's first weeks. Including supportive self-care and mindfulness exercises, trimester-specific holistic remedies, nourishing foods and recipes for every month of pregnancy along with more than 40 charming and helpful illustrations, and expert tips for every birth environment, it's got everything modern mother would want to know: fetal development, making choices for a hospital, home or birth center birth, the basics of breastfeeding, tips on what to expect postpartum and more.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Part one. Welcoming change. You've got this ; Tools for welcoming change ; Cultivating balance : easy self-care practices for every stage of pregnancy; title: Part two. Through the months : your growing baby. The first trimester ; The second trimester ; The third trimester; title: Part three. Preparing for the birth. Choose it, then let it go ; Choosing your birth environment, birth team, and preferences for you and your baby ; Labor : the signs, stages, and interventions ; Finding comfort during labor and building your birthing preferences; title: Part four. The postpartum shift and early motherhood. The recovery path : helping your body heal ; Nourishing and nurturing your baby; title: Epilogue : Finding your new normal.