THE NEW ZEALAND PREGNANCY BOOK: Sue Pullon & Cheryl Benn

The New Zealand Pregnancy Book has been used by many thousands of parents since the first edition was published in 1991. The third edition has been comprehensively rewritten by GP author Sue Pullon, along with midwife Cheryl Benn. New emphasis is placed on matters such as: the range of birth options; midwife care; the role of fathers; testing in pregnancy; antenatal care; fertility support; the first months of a baby's life; breastfeeding; practical matters such as nappy options and shopping lists. In personal stories, ordinary New Zealanders speak movingly of their experiences: pregnancy, home birth and hospital birth, disability, cot death,living with a new baby, choosing between high tech and natural birth, etc. Readers will find here the real accounts that will help them to understand the great range of experience in pregnancy, birth and early parenthood. Full colour photography by Daniel Allen also records this range.

YOUR BABY AND CHILD: Penelope Leach

This edition of Penelope Leach’s much-loved, trusted, and comprehensive classic an international best seller for twenty-five years, encompasses the latest research and thinking on child development and learning, and reflects the realities of today’s changing lifestyles. In her authoritative and practical style, Leach responds fully to parents every concern about the psychological, emotional, and physical well-being of their children. She describes, in easy-to-follow stages from birth through starting school, how children develop: what they are doing,experiencing, and feeling. And she tackles both the questions parents often ask - What does a new baby's wakefulness or a toddler's tantrum mean? Whatever the concern or question, this book supplies the information, encouragement, and reassurance every parent-to be or new parent needs.

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