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The Whole Pregnancy Handbook: An Obstetrician's Guide to Integrating Conventional and Alternative Medicine Before, During, and After Pregnancy

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By: Joel Evans and Robin Aronson

Format: Paperback
From: Gotham
Pub. Date: March 2005

Product Details:
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2005-04-21
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 576
Ean: 9781592401116
Isbn: 1592401112

ABOUT THE BOOK

EDITORIAL REVIEW

At last, everything you need to know about the latest in alternative and conventional healthcare before, during, and after pregnancy—in one comprehensive, jargon-free guide. Whether you embrace the philosophy that mind, body, and spirit work together to promote good health or you’re just looking for a way to have the healthiest, most comfortable pregnancy possible, The Whole Pregnancy Handbook has the information you need to make educated decisions and take charge of your prenatal care. The Whole Pregnancy Handbook features

* Complementary treatments and techniques to improve your pre-conception health and fertility, such as nutritional medicine, mind-body medicine, acupuncture and herbal medicine
* Comprehensive and compassionate information about genetic and prenatal testing
* Techniques such as massage, accupressure, herbal medicine, and mind-body exercises to help you relax and feel more comfortable as your pregnancy progresses
* A fully illustrated chapter on prenatal yoga with pose variations for all three trimesters.
* How your pregnancy unfolds month by month and how you can connect with your baby while you’re expecting
* The best practices of doulas and midwives
* The pros and cons of giving birth in a hospital, birthing center, or at home
* Effective pain management for your labor—from epidurals to hypnotherapy
* Everything you need to know about inductions, assisted deliveries, and C- sections
* What happens postpartum—physically and emotionally
* Candid recollections and insights from other moms and patient stories from Dr. Evans’s practice, The Center for Women’s Health

The Whole Pregnancy Handbook is an informative and reassuring guide that will empower you to combine the best of conventional and alternative medicine with confidence at every stage of pregnancy.

USER REVIEWS

"This is a great book for those of you interested in a nice mix of conventional and alternative perspectives during pregnancy. I really appreciated the way that it's formatted so that I can just flip to the section that I am interested in reading. It's an easy to read resource before, during and after pregnancy."
~ Written on 2008-08-16

"during my pregnancy, i drove myself crazy trying to learn everything that i could about what was happening in my body and the differences between conventional medicine approaches vs complementary med. i could have saved myself a lot of trouble by only reading this book and spending the rest of my time doing yoga and walking the dog. :-)"
~ Written on 2008-05-30

"My husband and I are working on becoming pregnant for our first time. I like to be well informed and I hoped this book would do that for me. I thought I was pretty well studied on pregnancy until I read this book, now I know I had a lot to learn! I have had the book for 48 hours and am already 150 pages into it. Besides being incredibly informative and interesting, it is written in a descriptive way that allows a layperson to better understand the more confusing subjects. The book covers all areas of pregnancy. So far, the areas I have found incredibly helpful are how to prepare for pregnancy (physically, mentally, and emotionally), how ovulation works, determining if a doctor, midwife, or doula is best for me and what questions to ask these people, herbs, vitamins, and medicines to take and avoid. This book offers non bias details on each type of birth, birthing practices, medications, medical procedures, etc. It is also organized in a way that you can read it from front to back, or use it as a reference book. I can't say enough about it! "
~ Written on 2008-03-01

"This book rose to the top as I flipped through every pregnancy guide at my local big bookstore. It covers everything I'd be interested in, explaining the scientific reasons for the "don't eat" foods, and offering balanced, clear descriptions of both traditional and alternative approaches to prenatal health and childbirth. I've found that it touches on everything I've wanted to know, from why I suddenly have a strange ache, to what to consider when thinking about whether to have an OB, midwife, or doula at the birth. Most importantly though, it is thoroughly non-alarming. many of the other books i looked at seemed panic-inducing and malpractice oriented, full of too much detail about every risk, unbalanced by the discussion of how to physically and psychologically enjoy this time of life. I will give this book as a gift to every friend who gets pregnant. It has been the perfect guide for me."
~ Written on 2008-02-01

"I enjoyed learning and am glad I read this book first. It's not only full of useful information AND factual as it is written by an OB/GYN physician, but also includes tidbits of personal experiences. I'd recommend it for anyone expecting a baby. **BUT, don't read the miscarriage part - unless you have one and want to - but it just really scared me and I didn't need that"
~ Written on 2008-01-23