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Resources

Welcome to the resources page dedicated to prenatal and postpartum care! Here, you'll find a curated collection of valuable books, articles, videos, websites, and more to support you on your journey. I believe that informed parents are empowered parents, and I hope these resources will provide you with the knowledge and guidance you need. Explore and enjoy discovering the information that resonates with you!

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Recommended Reading

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Pregnancy

The Birth Partner remains the definitive guide to helping a woman through labor and birth and is the essential manual to have at hand during the event. Find thorough information on:

  • Preparing for labor and knowing when it has begun

  • Normal labor and how to help the mother every step of the way

  • Epidurals and other medications for labor

  • Pitocin and other means, including natural ones, to induce or speed up labor

  • Non-drug techniques for easing labor pain

  • Cesarean birth and complications that may require it

  • Breastfeeding and newborn care

  • and much more

For the partner who wishes to be truly helpful in the birthing room, this book is indispensable.

Written with lighthearted humor and cultural context, Oh Sis, You’re Pregnant! discusses the stages of pregnancy, labor, and motherhood as they pertain to pregnant Black women today.

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Postpartum
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This holistic guide offers practical advice to support women through postpartum healing on the physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual levels—and provides women with a roadmap to this very important transition that can last from a few months to a few years. Topics covered are:

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• how you can prepare your body for birth;

  • how you can organize yourself and your household for the best possible transition to motherhood;

  • simple practices and home remedies to facilitate healing and restore energy;

  • how to strengthen relationships and aid the return to sex;

  • learning to exercise safely postpartum;

  • carrying your baby with comfort;

  • exploring the complex and often conflicting emotions that arise postpartum;
 

Breastfeeding
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What’s inside?

• why breastfeeding matters
• feeding cues and nursing positions for getting started
• life with your breastfed baby
• managing common challenges (with new research)
• expressing and storing your milk, especially when going back to work
• sleep and how to get more of it
• starting family foods and weaning

Parenting
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Discover how to speak your child’s love language in a way that he or she understands. Dr. Gary Chapman and Dr. Ross Campbell help you:

  • Discover your child’s love language

  • Assist your child in successful learning

  • Use the love languages to correct and discipline more effectively

  • Build a foundation of unconditional love for your child

 Find dozens of tips for practical ways to speak your child’s love language.

Discover your child's primary language—then speak it—and you will be well on your way to a stronger relationship with your flourishing child.

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