New Natural Pregnancy: Practical Wellbeing from Conception to Birth - Softcover

Balaskas, Janet

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9781566563116: New Natural Pregnancy: Practical Wellbeing from Conception to Birth

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Offers guidance on diet, lifestyle, and excercise for a healthy pregnancy, with natural self-help treatments for common physical and emotional ailments that may arise

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Rather than discussing the stages of fetal development, labor, and delivery, this title focuses on the mother and her well-being during pregnancy. Originally published in England in 1990, it uses holistic and alternative therapies to condition and relax the mother. In addition to stressing sound basic information on nutrition and the importance of good posture, British childbirth educator Balaskas offers well-illustrated chapters on yoga and exercise, massage, natural therapies (acupuncture, herbal and homeopathic remedies, reflexology), and holistic healing. Balaskas encourages women to consult their physicians before using alternative therapies. Women contemplating pregnancy will still need the information found in classic sources such as Arlene Eisenberg's What To Expect When You're Expecting, but New Natural Pregnancy is a good complementary source for exercises and relaxation techniques. Recommended for public libraries and consumer health and alternative medicine collections.ABarbara M. Bibel, Oakland P.L., CA
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ISBN 10:  1856752194 ISBN 13:  9781856752190
Publisher: Gaia Books, 2004
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