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After the Baby's Birth: A Woman's Way to Wellness : A Complete Guide for Postpartum Women
The first few weeks and months after a baby'¬?s birth can be a wonderful and confusing time. While trying to discover the best ways to care for her child, new (and experienced) mothers often neglect their own health. It is essential, however, that mothers pay as much attention to their own wellness as they pay to their baby'¬?s health and happiness during this crucial time...more
Paperback, 372 pages
Published
September 1st 2004
by Ten Speed Press
(first published 1991)
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A beautiful, informative book. I have read lots and lots of books about pregnancy and childbirth, but the postpartum period is always relegated to a short chapter dealing mainly with physical aspects. I love that Robin Lim shows how standard American maternity care abandons women in this raw, sensitive time period. Women here are given one appointment at six weeks post partum and expected to be fully recovered emotionally and physically from birth, as well as no cultural traditions or rite of pa...more
i love this book. lim writes in such a comforting, supportive way. i love the recipes/food suggestions for postpartum recovery. i love the references to the postpartum period being such a time of need for loving care in order to achieve spiritual and emotional growth as well as physical rejuvenation.
Every mother needs a good Postpartum book to read. This book is thorough in explaining what your body is going through physically, emotionally and spiritually. We prepare so much for the Event of Birth, we forget about preparation for the AFTER part. This book helped me uber amounts!
What a well paced thought out book, especially after all the books I'm required to read to become a Doula. The book actually covers material I haven't seen anywhere else.
I first read this book in 1996 when I began my doula adventure. It totally resonated with me, it will be interesting to see if I still feel the same way.
Great recipes, and good reading while pregnant. The title says 'after the baby's birth,' but it is good book for before and after.
May 26, 2008
Ingrid Hastings
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my midwife
Hands down the best post-partum book I've ever read. The recipes are wonderful, great writing - I love this book.
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Robin Lim (b. 1956) is a mother, grandmother, author, poet, midwife and educator who lives in Bali with her husband and their family. She is a Certified Professional Midwife, with the North American Registry of Midwives and Ikatan Bidan Indonesia.
Robin founded The Bumi Sehat Foundation, a non profit organisation which has two by-donation clinics located in Bali and Aceh that provide health and pea...more
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Robin founded The Bumi Sehat Foundation, a non profit organisation which has two by-donation clinics located in Bali and Aceh that provide health and pea...more
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