The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy
The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy

Author: J. Morris Slemons

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-11-21

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13:

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The Prospective Mother is a historically accurate account of pregnancy and motherhood. It includes such concepts as pregnancy corsets and other historical ways women prepared to give birth. Contents: "I. THE SIGNS OF PREGNANCY AND THE DATE OF CONFINEMENT II. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OVUM III. THE EMBRYO IV. THE FOOD REQUIREMENTS DURING PREGNANCY V. THE CARE OF THE BODY VI. GENERAL HYGIENIC MEASURES VII. THE AILMENTS OF PREGNANCY."

The Prospective Mother
The Prospective Mother

Author: Josiah Morris Slemons

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 9781230297064

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IX THE PREPARATIONS FOR CONFINEMENT Engaging the Nurse--Desirable Qualities in the Nurse-- Preliminary Visits of the Nurse--The Necessary Supplies for Confinement--The Baby's Outfit--Sterilization--The Choice and Arrangement of a Room--The Bed--The Preliminary Visit of the Doctor--When to Call the Doctor-- Personal Preparations--The Care of Obstetrical Patients at the Hospital. Prospective mothers are anxious to learn how they shall prepare for the approaching confinement. They desire their preparations to be thorough, reliable, and in accord with the most approved methods of treatment, for they realize that preparations along these lines will not only prevent haste and confusion at the time of birth, but will also promote a satisfactory convalescence. Apparently trivial details often safeguard confinement against serious accident. Indeed, measures which aim at the prevention of illness form the chief asset of modern obstetrics, and of these none takes higher rank than the maintenance of strict cleanliness during and after childbirth. This fact fortunately is widely appreciated at present, and not a few women inquire voluntarily the means of observing the proper precautions. It is true, of course, that even to r day many women are delivered in filthy rooms and upon dirty beds, and that in spite of such surroundings some of them make a good recovery. Yet grave complications develop much more frequently among those who have not paid attention to the preparations for confinement. The surgical dressings and other supplies do not require attention in the early months of pregnancy. A number of articles, invaluable when delivery occurs at full term, are useless if the fetus is immature and cannot live, and therefore it is unnecessary to...

God and Jetfire
God and Jetfire

Author: Amy Seek

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2015-07-14

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 0374713820

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A searching, eloquent memoir about the joys and hardships of open adoption God and Jetfire is a mother's account of her decision to surrender her son in an open adoption and of their relationship over the twelve years that follow. Facing an unplanned pregnancy at twenty-two, Amy Seek and her ex-boyfriend begin an exhaustive search for a family to raise their child. They sift through hundreds of "Dear Birth Mother" letters, craft an extensive questionnaire, and interview numerous potential couples. Despite the immutability of the surrender, it does little to diminish Seek's newfound feelings of motherhood. Once an ambitious architecture student, she struggles to reconcile her sadness with the hope that she's done the best for her son, a struggle complicated by her continued, active presence in his life. For decades, closed adoptions were commonplace. Now, new laws are guaranteeing adoptees' access to birth records, and open adoption is on the rise. God and Jetfire is the rare memoir that explores the intricate dynamics and exceptional commitment of an open-adoption relationship from the perspective of a birth mother searching for her place within it. Written with literary poise and distinction, God and Jetfire is a story of a life divided between grief and gratitude, regret and joy. It is an elegy for a lost motherhood, a celebration of a family gained, and an apology to a beloved son.

Radiant Motherhood: A Book for Those Who are Creating the Future
Radiant Motherhood: A Book for Those Who are Creating the Future

Author: Marie Carmichael Stopes

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-12-06

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13:

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"Radiant Motherhood: A Book for Those Who are Creating the Future" by Marie Carmichael Stopes As a campaigner for women's rights and early birth-control adopter, Stopes wished to impart her wisdom to the world to help mothers and aspiring mothers feel prepared for the responsibilities of child-rearing. From the dream of one day becoming a parent to the delights and distresses that come along with being a parent, this book was a useful resource for family planning.

Who's Fit to be a Parent?
Who's Fit to be a Parent?

Author: Mukti Jain Campion

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-06-29

Total Pages: 630

ISBN-13: 1134918992

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In recent years the notion of parenting and parenthood have increasingly come under examination from the media and professionals and, in particular, government and politicians. More and more, parents are being held to account by society for their failure to deliver the sort of citizens it wants. But what are parents supposed to be doing? Are there some people that are inherently unfit to be parents and does there exist a body of knowledge that defines fit parenting? Who's fit to be a parent? covers this highly topical and important subject in a stimulating and accessible way that cuts across numerous professional disciplines and opens up the boundaries between professional and personal expertise on parenting. It is essential reading for any professional or student of social work and social policy, those working in the voluntary services concerned with the family, social policy makers and for anyone interested in understanding what it means to be a parent today.

Why Mothers Kill
Why Mothers Kill

Author: Geoffrey R. McKee

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2006-03-16

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0190292970

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Few crimes generate greater public reaction than those where a mother murders her child. We are repelled, yet mesmerized, by the emerging details of cases such as Andrea Yates and Susan Smith. Annually, hundreds of infants and young children perish at the hands of their mothers. How could a mother destroy the first and most fundamental relationship we experience? In Why Mothers Kill: A Forensic Psychologist's Casebook, Geoffrey R. McKee, Ph.D. uses more than a dozen case studies from his 29-year forensic psychological evaluation practice to help us, and most importantly, prevent these horrific events from occurring. He applies current research findings to analyze, explain, and suggest practical interventions to alter the personal, familial, and situational circumstances that may influence some mothers to kill. With an emphasis on prevention, Dr. McKee sets out specific strategies that might have been employed at various "risk intervention points" occurring before the child's death. Through the use of extended narratives the author brings to life the thoughts and emotions experienced by women in each of the five categories of mothers he has identified from his years of practice. Additionally, the author presents the Maternal Filicide Risk Matrix which he developed to help mental health and medical professionals determine the risk and protective factors that lead mothers to kill their children. Students, as well as mental health and medical professionals will find this an important and unique resource.