After Birth: How to Recover Body and Mind

After Birth is the ultimate postnatal primer for women facing changes to their bodies after having a baby. It provides straight-talking advice on preparation for childbirth, healing, and recovery in the weeks, months, and years that follow, blending knowledge from modern and traditional therapies with honest experiences from mothers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 01 September 2022
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

An absolute treasure trove on women's physical and mental postnatal health, Milli Hill, author of "Give Birth Like A Feminist" and "The Positive Birth Book," has penned a brilliant and essential guide for all parents-to-be. Brilliantly Clover Stroud, this comprehensive read is a must-have for every expectant parent. Marina Fogle's helpful, honest, and humorous approach is exactly what we all need after birth. Ross J. Barr, an acupuncturist and women's health expert, praises this book as a valuable resource for new mums.

While there is a wealth of advice for new mums on caring for their babies, the same cannot be said for postpartum health. Fulfilling this vital need, "After Birth" is the ultimate postnatal primer for women facing changes to their bodies after having a baby. Addressing issues ranging from hair loss and stretch marks to bladder and bowel leaks, painful sex, diastasis recti, and mental health, researcher and writer Jessica Hatcher-Moore brings together straight-talking advice on preparation for childbirth, healing, and recovery in the weeks, months, and even years that follow. She also offers insights for partners, whose role is often overlooked at this critical time.

Blending knowledge from the full spectrum of modern and traditional therapies with honest experiences from mothers, this book offers balanced advice with no agenda. Taking a broad look at what we can do for ourselves at home and when to seek expert help, "After Birth" will reassure, inform, and empower women to reclaim their post-birth bodies.

Weight: 324g
Dimension: 128 x 199 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781788167741
Edition number: Main