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"In Like a Mother, Garbes offers a rigorously researched and compelling look at the physiology, biology, and psychology of pregnancy and motherhood, informed by in-depth reportage and personal experience. With the curiosity of a journalist, the perspective of a feminist, and the intimacy and urgency of a mother, she explores the emerging science behind the pressing questions women have about everything from miscarriage to complicated labors to postpartum...
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"Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn provides the information and guidance you need to make informed decisions about having a safe and satisfying pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period--decisions that reflect your preferences, priorities, and values. Unlike pregnancy guides that can overwhelm and alarm by telling you up front all the things that can possibly go wrong, this book first describes normal, healthy processes, their typical variations,...
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The bed is brass, covered with a patchwork quilt, and (3z(Bnice and firm,(3y(B Michael says, (3z(Bin case you're interested.(3y(B Katherine is interested. Katherine and Michael are in love, and Katherine knows it's forever—especially after she loses her virginity to him. But when they're separated for the summer, she begins to have feelings for another boy. What does this say about her love for Michael? And what does (3z(Bforever(3y(B mean,...
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Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
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A young affluent couple expecting their first child hits it off with the new couple that moves in downstairs, until a boozy dinner party between them ends in a shocking accident. The new friends suddenly find themselves at odds and are forced to question how well they know their neighbors, in this psychological thriller.
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DK Pub
Pub. Date
2011
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256 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm. + 1 DVD-ROM (sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.)
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"An ideal reference for both medical students and prospective parents, The Pregnant Body Book looks at the nature of human pregnancy, including how it's changed through evolution, and explores the anatomy and physiology of both the reproductive systems. Examining the development of the baby in the womb and the parallel changes in the mother's body and structured to follow the process week by week, The Pregnant Body Book follows every anatomical and...
11) The guest house
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Jamie and Victoria are off for a last quick vacation before the arrival of their first baby. The remote country guesthouse Victoria chose seems like the perfect retreat―miles away from the distractions of work and their regular life. And the older couple that run the establishment, Barry and Fiona, are more than accommodating. But when Jamie and Victoria awake on their first morning, they find the house deserted. Barry and Fiona are nowhere to be...
12) Snatchers
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
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Senior year is going to rule! Thanks to her relationship with clueless hunk Skyler, Sara is totally in with the cool girls. But Skyler contracted an extraterrestrial bug during his summer vacation. After just one night together, Sara discoveres she's pregnant. Nine. Months. Pregnant. With an alien. Desparate to keep her condition on the DL, she turns to the only person she can trust: her nerdy ex-bestie, Hayley. But the girls soon realize that bloodthirsty...
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
2009
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4 DVDs (316 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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From the moment of conception, every human embryo embarks on an incredible nine-month journey of development. Now, cutting-edge technology makes it possible for National Geographic Channel's "In the womb" to open a window into the hidden world of the fetus and explore each trimester in amazing new detail. Revolutionary 3-D and 4-D imagery sheds light on the delicate, dark world of a fetus as never before and follows a rare fetoscope operation, performed...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2021.
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xiii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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After decades of research into how babies develop in the womb, Susan J. Fisher, PhD, shares her expert advice to empower expecting parents. Complete with helpful illustrations, practical tips, and the essential questions to ask healthcare providers, here is everything you need to take charge of your health and your baby?s.
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Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
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1 Blu-ray (ca. 151 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Celebrate the platinum anniversary of the unforgettable comedy classic plus the uproarious follow-up Father of the Bride, Part II on Blu-ray for the first time ever. Things get out of hand for befuddled father George Banks when his young daughter unexpectedly announces her plans to wed. Life gets even crazier in the side-splitting sequel when his daughter and his wife both announce they are pregnant, and George desperately tries to capture the wild...
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Free Press
Pub. Date
c2010
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ix, 306 p. ; 24 cm.
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"What makes us the way we are? Is it the genes? The childhood environment? Or could it be that many of our individual characteristics--our health, our intelligence, our temperaments--are influenced by conditions encountered before birth? That's the claim of a provocative field known as fetal origins. Scientists are developing a radically new understanding of our very earliest experiences and how they exert lasting effects on us well into adulthood....
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Little Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
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v, 230 pages ; 22 cm
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O'Connell is a smart twentysomething who treats her pregnancy like a new project, researching and planning. She envisions a natural birth and a year of wholesome breast feeding. But things do not go as she expects. Life throws curveballs, and after 40 hours of contractions, she opts for a C-section. She manages to nurse for a year but resents her baby's control over her body. This is not a book about the wonders of motherhood but about the tension...
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Grijalbo
Pub. Date
[2022]
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245 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Con un tono muy divulgativo, Laia Aguilar, matrona desde hace 10 años, te explica qué te está pasando, cómo tu cuerpo va cambiando y, sobre todo, qué puedes hacer para controlar ese tsunami de emociones y hormonas.
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