Authored by a well-known expert on prenatal massage, this comprehensive text helps you understand the intricate physiology of pregnancy so you can confidently apply appropriate massage techniques for each trimester, and throughout labor and postpartum. You'll find clear, colorfully illustrated explanations of a wide range of techniques and procedures, including Swedish massage, acupuncture points, myofascial release, trigger point therapy, lymphatic drainage, and reflexology. A companion DVD packaged with the book enables you to watch demonstrations of techniques. Contraindications and...

Now available in Spanish: The Simple Guide to Having a Baby (Guia Sencilla Para Tener Un Bebe). It's a keep-it-simple, just-the-basics guide to pregnancy and childbirth for expectant parents who do not want to be overwhelmed by too much information.

Finally, a Spanish edition of The Simple Guide to Having a Baby written by the authors of the million-copy selling Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn. It's a simple, just-the-facts guide to pregnancy and childbirth for expectant parents who want only the most important, how-to information on pregnancy,...

Während der Schwangerschaft und der Geburt leben viele der Ängste und Selbstschutzreaktionen, die mit einem frühen sexuellen Missbrauch zusammenhängen, wieder auf. Eine kompetente Schwangerenbetreuung und Geburtsbegleitung erleichtern es, den erlittenen Missbrauch auf psychisch gesunde Weise zu verarbeiten.

The simple way to learn about pregnancy, giving birth, and caring for your baby.

This accessible, easy-to-read guide is a simplified version of the best-selling "Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn" for expectant parents who want only the most important, need-to-know, how-to information. The book tells readers: how to stay healthy during pregnancy, how to handle labor pain and birth, and how to care for a new baby. Using clear and simple language, it includes:

- Advice on what to do and what not to do during pregnancy

- Descriptions of easy exercises to help you stay healthy...