This story will make you a greatest lover ever,as you experience the real drama when Philips wife mirriam gets pregnant by her former boyfriend Jackson who in turn plans to kill Philip so that he can marry his wife and gets the baby.is he going to succeed?What will Philip do to defend himself and the family? Did the baby even got born?
The main aim of this practical Handbookis to strengthen counselling and communication skills of skilled attendants (SAs) and other health providers, helping them to effectively discuss with women, families and communities the key issues surrounding pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, postnatal and post-abortion care. Counselling for Maternal and Newborn Health Careis divided into three main sections. Part 1 is an introduction which describes the aims and objectives and the general layout of the Handbook. Part 2 describes the counselling process and outlines the six key steps to effective counselling. It explores the counselling context and factors that influence this context including the socio-economic, gender, and cultural environment. A series of guiding principles is introduced and specific counselling skills are outlined. Part 3 focuses on different maternal and newborn health topics, including general care in the home during pregnancy; birth and emergency planning; danger signs in pregnancy; post-abortion care; support during labor; postnatal care of the mother and newborn; family planning counselling; breastfeeding; women with HIV/AIDS; death and bereavement; women and violence; linking with the community. Each Session contains specific aims and objectives, clearly outlining the skills that will be developed and corresponding learning outcomes. Practical activities have been designed to encourage reflection, provoke discussions, build skills and ensure the local relevance of information. There is a review at the end of each session to ensure the SAs have understood the key points before they progress to subsequent sessions.
Discover your roadmap to a positive birth! A positive birth comes in many forms - for some it's an early effective epidural for another it's a serene water birth or a calm planned cesarean. What we know for sure is that a positive birth is defined by YOU - not your best friend, Mom or even your OB or Midwife. The award winning GentleBirth program combines brain science, birth science and technology so you can feel inspired, excited and uplifted every day of your pregnancy - and beyond! Every woman wants a safe, positive gentle birth - for themselves and for their baby. Midwife, GentleBirth Founder and positive birth expert Tracy Donegan shows you how as she guides you step by step including the following: Practical tools to prepare you and your partner for a positive birth - as defined by YOU! Use brain science to reduce pain and fear in labor. Discover the ultimate stress reduction toolkit of techniques of simple meditation, hypnosis and sport psychology. Train your brain for confidence and resilience - long after your baby arrives Learn breathing techniques that work. Navigate your options with confidence for a GentleBirth for you and your baby.
The delivery of high quality and equitable care for both mothers and newborns is complex and requires efforts across many sectors. The United States spends more on childbirth than any other country in the world, yet outcomes are worse than other high-resource countries, and even worse for Black and Native American women. There are a variety of factors that influence childbirth, including social determinants such as income, educational levels, access to care, financing, transportation, structural racism and geographic variability in birth settings. It is important to reevaluate the United States' approach to maternal and newborn care through the lens of these factors across multiple disciplines. Birth Settings in America: Outcomes, Quality, Access, and Choice reviews and evaluates maternal and newborn care in the United States, the epidemiology of social and clinical risks in pregnancy and childbirth, birth settings research, and access to and choice of birth settings.
Journalist Jennifer Margulis questions the information parents are given by the medical community and the consumer culture, addressing the relationship between the money-making business of pregnancy and the early childcare advice parents are given.
A young gynecology resident, in the midst of her infertility rotation, realizes that she herself may be infertile. Dr. Amy Levine shares the nitty gritty details that no one tells you until you are there, lying on the table, looking at the ceiling. This humorous account of a doctor on the receiving end of fertility treatments will make you laugh and clamp your thighs closed. A must read for anyone who wants to know about getting pregnant when the birds and the bees aren't working. The author, a gynecologist with her own fertility problems, draws on her personal and professional experiences to create a wonderfully readable story with characters and circumstances every fertility patient will recognize. A refreshingly fresh first novel.
From the author of AFRICA and THE W SERIES, a gripping novel that follows Amber Gillingham, an accomplished journalist, as she wrestles with society’s expectations about women and motherhood. Everything is perfectly organized in Amber’s life: her days at work, in the offices of a prestigious magazine in New York; her time with her beloved husband Mike, and their adventurous vacations around the world. When Amber finds out she is pregnant, her immediate reaction is sheer denial: this can’t be true. She always knew she would want children one day, but now it feels so sudden, so unexpected. She tries to play for time, but Mike’s reaction to the news, with pure delight and anticipation, is the exact opposite. Wasn’t he happy before? Was it all a lie? The news of the pregnancy propagates like circular water waves, from close family to friends, to colleagues, to acquaintances. At each circle, Amber further detaches from the new role society is imposing on her, and she refuses to comply with the expectation of full submission to the child. At each circle, new voices join the choir of enthusiast celebrations, obstructing Amber’s restless attempts to keep control on her life, to remain who she is without losing herself, her husband, or her job. NINE explores the role of women in today’s society, the meaning of modern motherhood and how it impacts the relationship between a woman and her companion, her workplace, her friends, her family. Reviewers of NINE say it is a “remarkably candid” and “eye-opening take on the demons and fears of pregnancy”, a powerful answer to “what we think it means to be a woman today”. Perfect for book clubs! Visit annalisaconti.com for discussion guides and more.
When Maria gets a job at Anthonys donut and coffeehouse in New York City, shes thrilled to be working. Things change quickly when she falls in love with Anthony, a married (and much older) man and father. Even though Maria is a woman of good morals she cant get Anthony out of her system. She knows right from wrong, but she is mesmerized by him and cant let go. After Maria gets pregnant and has Anthonys baby, she moves everything she owns into his place, a low-rent apartment that is infested with cockroaches and mice. She couldnt be happier: Shes seventeen and finally has her man. The couple eventually get married and have three more children, but that doesnt stop Anthony from gambling and chasing other women. Through it all, Maria finishes her education to become a Registered Nurse, and works hard to support her children. When Maria finally realizes Anthony will never change, the two separate, then shortly afterwards she begins suffering neurological symptoms, and she discovers she has early-onset Parkinsons. Just like that, she must start dealing with life as a patient on The Other Side.
When Emily came into this world on Thanksgiving Day of 2000, it wasn't anyone's idea of a typical birth. From the day she took her first breath, nobody, not one doctor, not one nurse, nobody thought she would make it. Nobody thought she would survive. Nobody offered a single thin thread of hope. Nobody but Emily.