Pregnancy & Childbirth

10th anniversary ed.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 446-460) and index.

LENNART NILSSON was born in 1922 near Stockholm. He embarked on his career in the mid-1940s, when modern photojournalism was beginning to expand in Sweden. His breakthrough photo-essays were published both in Sweden and abroad, for magazines such as Life, Picture Post and Illustrated. In the mid-1950s Nilsson started experimenting with new photographic techniques, using microscopes to 'get closer'. His revealing macro studies of the human body's inner mysteries were a big sensation and were published in... Read more about this item

LANDRUM B. SHETTLES, M.D., Ph.D., was an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and director of research at the New York Fertility Foundation. He is the coauthor of From Conception to Birth: The Drama of Life’s Beginnings.DAVID RORVIK is a former Time magazine science and medicine reporter and has contributed articles to the New York Times Magazine, Harper’s, Reader’s Digest, and other magazines.

Since the original publication of The Birth Partner, new mothers’ mates, friends, and relatives and doulas (professional birth assistants) have relied on Penny Simkin’s guidance in caring for the new mother from the last few weeks of pregnancy through the early postpartum period. Fully revised in its fourth edition, The Birth Partner remains the definitive guide for preparing to help a woman through childbirth and the essential manual to have at hand during the event.   This completely... Read more about this item

With an economy of line and focus on nature that has deep roots in the New England traditions of Thoreau and Robert Frost, Philip Booth writes poetry that evokes crystalline images of sea, woods, and fields and explores the timeless themes of love, uncertainty, and responsibility. With many of Booth's early works now out of print, Lifelines presents a unique opportunity to become reacquainted with one of the major voices in contemporary American poetry.

Since the original publication of The Birth Partner in 1989, new mothers’ mates, friends, and relatives and doulas (professional birth assistants) have relied on Penny Simkin’s guidance in caring for the new mother from the last few weeks of pregnancy through the early postpartum period. Fully revised in its third edition, The Birth Partner remains the definitive guide for preparing to help a woman through childbirth and the essential manual to have at hand during the event.   This... Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New.

London: Grange Books. 1993. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Near fine condition in pictorial laminated boards in a very good dustjacket. Dustjacket now protected in our purpose made plastic sleeve. Colour and two-toned illustrations by Sue Warne. 127 pages. A seventeeth century guide to having lusty children. Based on the Nicholas Culpeper's book. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reprint. Hardback.

HarperCollins, Australia, 2003. Third Edition. Trade Paperback. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. The best just got better. Expect the best! A brand-new fourth edition—filled with the most up-to-date, accurate, and relevant information on all things pregnancy. Realistic, supportive, easy to access, and overflowing with practical tips, covering everything you'll need—and want—to know about life's most amazing journey, from preconception planning to birth to those first... Read more about this item

Health Communications, 2015. Very good trade paperback.. Trade Paperback. Very Good.

Oxford University Press, New York Oxford, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Board). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. List of copyrights, acknowledgements, introduction by editor, and selected bibliography. Mustard coloured end pages. At the beginning of each chapter is a small black and white illustration. 1/4 dark brown coloured cloth covered back strip with gilt coloured titles. 3/4 mustard coloured boards. Illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound) with white... Read more about this item

Viking, 1999. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: H.K. Lewis. 1944. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Some minor rubbing to boards. A couple of pages have some faint annotations and professionally repaired small tears to edge. Foreword by Miles H. Phillips. 254 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

New York: St. Martin's Press. 1970. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good in Very Good [price-clipped] Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Black & white illustrations. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. vi, 202 pages. . Hardback.

Paperback. Very Good.

La Leche League, 1997-05-01. Paperback, Spiral Bound. Fine. 0 Paperback, Spiral Bound

Prima Lifestyles, 1991-03-01. Paperback, Trade. Good. 0 Paperback, Trade - 7.8 x 1 x 9.5 inches

Washington D. C.: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 1995. Second Edition. Softcover. 0915473275 . Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. ; B&W Illustrations; 323 pages .

Pocket Books, 1995. Paperback. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback. Good.