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Pinter & Martin Why It Matters Series

20 primary works • 20 total works
Why it Matters: essential evidence-based guides to pregnancy, birth and parenting

There is more information available on giving birth and raising children than ever before. With each new scientific advance or fad, more questions arise: Fertility issues? Screening tests? Antenatal classes, hypnobirthing or yoga? Home, hospital or birth centre? Breast…

Book 1

Why Your Baby's Sleep Matters (Pinter & Martin Why It Matters, 1)
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4.39 · 120 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 2016 · 4 editions
Research shows that normal infant sleep is not wha…

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    Book 2

    Why Hypnobirthing Matters
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    4.31     · 51 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2015 · 6 editions
    Hypnobirthing is a method of birth preparation usi…

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    Book 3

    Why Doulas Matter
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    4.44     · 59 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 2015 · 3 editions
    Women have long known, and recent research has con…

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    Book 4

    Why Perinatal Depression Matters
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    4.34     · 32 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2015 · 5 editions
    You have probably heard of postnatal depression, b…

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    Book 5

    Why Babywearing Matters (Pinter & Martin Why It Matters, 5)
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    4.24     · 62 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2016 · 5 editions
    Evidence continues to increase on the practical an…

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    Book 6

    Why the Politics of Breastfeeding Matter
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    4.59     · 82 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2016 · 3 editions
    The Politics of Breastfeeding , first published…

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    Book 7

    Why Breastfeeding Matters (Pinter & Martin Why It Matters, 7)
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    4.49     · 45 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2016 · 2 editions
    All babies need feeding and yet in modern life som…

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    Book 8

    Why Starting Solids Matters
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    4.46     · 125 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 2016 · 3 editions
    How and when babies eat their first solid foods ca…

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    Book 9

    Why Human Rights in Childbirth Matter
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    4.61     · 54 Ratings · 5 Reviews · 2 editions
    Why Human Rights in Childbirth explores the rights…

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    Book 10

    Why Mothers' Medication Matters
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    4.60     · 10 Ratings · 3 Reviews · 2 editions
    Prescribing medication for breastfeeding women can…

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    Book 11

    Why Home Birth Matters
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    4.65     · 122 Ratings · 10 Reviews · 2 editions
    In the 21st century, women are supposed to have a …

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    Book 12

    Why Caesarean Matters
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    4.22     · 41 Ratings · 3 Reviews · 2 editions
    Caesarean birth is a hugely complex and emotive to…

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    Book 13

    Why Mothering Matters
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    4.00     · 34 Ratings · 4 Reviews · 3 editions
    Pregnancy is a time of profound physical and psych…

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    Book 14

    Why Induction Matters
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    4.65     · 198 Ratings · 19 Reviews · 3 editions
    In modern maternity systems one in four women have…

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    Book 15

    Why Birth Trauma Matters
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    4.30     · 63 Ratings · 7 Reviews · 2 editions
    When we think about trauma and PTSD we tend to thi…

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    Book 16

    Why Oxytocin Matters
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    3.97     · 29 Ratings · 5 Reviews · 2 editions
    Oxytocin, or the ‘hormone of health and life’, is …

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    Book 17

    Why Breastfeeding Grief and Trauma Matter
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    4.52     · 136 Ratings · 13 Reviews · 3 editions
    A startlingly large number of women who want to br…

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    Book 18

    Why Postnatal Recovery Matters
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    4.41     · 69 Ratings · 14 Reviews · published 2020 · 2 editions
    During pregnancy the focus of antenatal preparatio…

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    Book 19

    Why Pregnancy and Postnatal Exercise Matter
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    4.45     · 11 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2020 · 2 editions
    Although women are often advised to exercise durin…

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    Book 20

    Why Baby Loss Matters
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    4.50     · 8 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2020 · 1 edition
    The loss of a baby, however it occurs, can be hear…

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