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The Whole Pregnancy Handbook

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

by Joel Evans
Robin Aronson
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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.

On the web: http://www.wholepregnancy.com

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  • Release date

    April 21, 2005

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      • ISBN: 9781440623424

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      • ISBN: 9781440623424
      • File size: 1932 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 14, 2005
      As any pregnant woman knows, there are an overwhelming number of books on the pregnancy resource shelves, and choosing the right one can be trying. Two forces are at work: one conventional, one alternative. Which road to take? Evans has found a solution to the problem by offering a volume that nicely combines both approaches. The author, founder and director of an integrative holistic health center in Fairfield County, Conn., has written a thorough, supportive and comforting pregnancy book that covers preconceptions about health, mind-body medicine and fertility options; the emotional and physical impacts of pregnancy; nutritional needs, exercise, prenatal testing; medical complications, labor and birth (including vaginal births and cesareans); and postpartum. Appendixes suggest books for further reading and music for relaxation and meditation, list Web sites that sell nutritional supplements and botanical medications, explain terms like acupressure and vinyasa, give yoga poses for pregnant women and present readers with the opportunity to record their "food, beverage, physical activity and symptoms" during pregnancy. This thoughtful book lays out the numerous options available to pregnant women, and is essential reading for those who want to thoroughly savor one of the most "fulfilling and transforming" phases of life as a parent. Agent, Janis Donnaud.

    • Library Journal

      April 15, 2005
      Coauthored by an obstetrician who came to holistic medicine several years into his career and a former editor of Parents.com (the web site for "Parents "magazine), this carefully planned addition to the pregnancy and childbearing literature also includes contributions from a doula, a nurse midwife, and a practitioner of craniosacral therapy and Reiki. The book's perspective, although grounded in obstetrics and a safety-first approach, is informed by the holistic ethic of treating the whole person, including spiritual and emotional aspects. The idea is to allow the patient to lead the way in care and the natural wisdom of the body to lead the way through childbirth. Alternative treatments, such as herbal medicines and acupuncture, are considered. Oddly, home birth -which many people consider the most important "alternative" approach to mainstream childbirth practice -receives very brief and cautious treatment. Expectant mothers will enjoy this readable and reassuring book and can rely on it for accurate information. Recommended for public libraries. [Deepak Chopra and others' recent "Magical Beginnings, Enchanted Lives" offers a more metaphysical perspective on the childbirth experience. -Ed.] -Noemie Maxwell, King Cty. Lib. Syst., WA

      Copyright 2005 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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