pregnancy

An illustrated look at what happens to a mother and child during pregnancy, covering topics such as food, movement, twins, and the developing baby's sight and hearing.

As they look forward to the arrival of a new baby, a mother tells her young daughter of the time when they waited for her to be born.

Failing to get sympathy from her strict fundamentalist father when a rape leaves her pregnant, Lucy flees her home on Maryland's Eastern Shore and attempts to find self-reliance in nearby Ocean City.

In the cold north, when Sixteen-Face John, a shaman, learns that his first child, a soonchild, cannot hear the World Songs that inspire all newborns from their mother's wombs, he sets out on a quest that takes him through many lifetimes and many shape-shifts, as well as encounters with beasts, demons and a mysterious benevolent owl spirit, Ukpika, who is linked to John's past.

Contains a comprehensive reference guide for the physical and emotional preparation for childbirth and includes photographs of both labor and delivery as well as a directory of organizations on childbirth.

A month-by-month guide to the various stages of pregnancy, covering such aspects as the child's development, health-care, nutrition, exercise, and labor.

Presents week-by-week information and guidance on pregnancy, discussing physical changes, emotions, nutrition and fitness, and other aspects, and covers labor, birth, and the first six weeks afterward, discussing caring for one's baby and oneself.

Discusses the feelings and circumstances of and possible options for teenagers who become pregnant and describes the experiences of young women who kept their babies, who had abortions, and who gave their babies up for adoption.

Discusses how a woman should care for herself and her child from the first trimester of pregnancy through the first year of her child's life; includes information on what to expect during the different stages of pregnancy, childbirth, feeding a baby, and other related topics.