The Twelve Gifts of Birth

The Twelve Gifts of Birth

Author: Charlene Costanzo

Publisher:

Published: 1998-09

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9781891836121

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Photographs and watercolor paintings illustrate values for children, while text expresses wishes from the "fairy godmothers" that these values will enrich the lives of young listeners or readers.


The Gift of Giving Life

The Gift of Giving Life

Author: Felice Austin

Publisher:

Published: 2012-04-01

Total Pages: 542

ISBN-13: 9780615622521

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Pregnancy and childbirth are not to be feared; they are divinely appointed processes that can be joyful, spiritual, and bring families closer to God. The Gift of Giving Life: Rediscovering the Divine Nature of Pregnancy and Birth offers something that no other pregnancy book has before-a spiritual look at pregnancy and birth by and for LDS women and other women of faith. Through moving stories women in the scriptures, women from early Latter-day Saint history, and dozens of modern mothers, The Gift of Giving Life assures readers that God cares deeply about the entire procreative process. The Gift of Giving Life does not advocate for any one type of birth or approach to prenatal care, rather it intends to unify our families and communities in regard to the sacredness of birth. We also aim to provide you with resources, information, and inspiration that you may not have had access to all in one place before. Topics covered include: constant nourishment, meditation, fear, pain, healing from loss, the physical and spiritual ties between the Atonement and childbirth, the role of the Relief Society in postpartum recovery and more. Birthing women, birth attendants, childbirth educators, and interested readers of all faiths are invited to rediscover within these pages the divinity and gift of giving life.


Made for This

Made for This

Author: Mary Haseltine

Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor

Published: 2018-03-07

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1681921758

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Millions of women have felt the power of birth, and countless women long for it. But for too many, birth can seem like a purely clinical experience — something to get through as quickly as possible in order to get on with the joys of being a mother. In Made for This, author Mary Haseltine draws on Pope St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body to show that birth is an essential part of who God created women to be, body and soul. With real-life stories from many moms and practical tips — including preparing for birth, making informed choices, helping fathers embrace their role in the birth room, and encountering the work of labor — this book is an indispensable guide for navigating the physical and spiritual dimensions of pregnancy and birth. Expectant mothers will find the tools they need to approach birth as a gift, and to invite God into the experience. About the Author Mary Haseltine is a theology graduate and a certified birth doula and childbirth educator. With a passion for building a culture of life through the teachings of the Theology of the Body, she works to bring an awareness and practice of the teachings of the Church into the realm of childbirth, mothering, and pregnancy loss. She lives in Western New York with her husband and five sons. You can find more of her writing at www.betterthaneden.com.


Happy Birth Day!

Happy Birth Day!

Author: Robie H. Harris

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780763609740

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A mother tells her child about its first day of life from the moment of birth through the end of the birth day.


The Birth Book

The Birth Book

Author: William Sears

Publisher: Little, Brown Medical Division

Published: 1994-01-01

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 9780316779081

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Gives expectant parents an overview of the options available, offering up-to-the-minute advice on such matters as physical and emotional preparation, the father's role, avoiding a cesarean birth, and other information


Life After Birth

Life After Birth

Author: Joanna Griffiths

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Published: 2024-09-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0789345617

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Intimate stories from notable and influential women that celebrate the early stages of life and the start of motherhood. A book that changes the narrative about postpartum, Life After Birth illustrates what life is really like after birth—not just days and weeks later, but also years afterward. What is the transition to motherhood really like? From a parent in the military to a mother’s pregnancy of 42 weeks, Life After Birth is filled with accounts of strength, resilience, and power. Every birth is a unique story. While we tend to focus our attention on the arrival of a baby, in pregnancy parents are also introduced to a new self. Life After Birth reflects on the many physical changes as well as the myriad of feelings that are brought on by this transformation and the inseparable bond a new life brings. Revealing real experiences and raw emotions, this book is a celebration of life and a celebration of the human body.


The Gift of the Other

The Gift of the Other

Author: Lisa Guenther

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 0791481360

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Winner of the 2007 Symposium Book Award presented by Symposium: Canadian Journal of Continental Philosophy The Gift of the Other brings together a philosophical analysis of time, embodiment, and ethical responsibility with a feminist critique of the way women's reproductive capacity has been theorized and represented in Western culture. Author Lisa Guenther develops the ethical and temporal implications of understanding birth as the gift of the Other, a gift which makes existence possible, and already orients this existence toward a radical responsibility for Others. Through an engagement with the work of Levinas, Beauvoir, Arendt, Irigaray, and Kristeva, the author outlines an ethics of maternity based on the givenness of existence and a feminist politics of motherhood which critiques the exploitation of maternal generosity.


The Gift of Truth

The Gift of Truth

Author: Stephen David Ross

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9780791432679

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Reexamines the good, tracing the history of the idea of truth as an ethical movement, and interpreting the good as nature's abundance, giving beauty and truth as gifts.