BIRTH AND BEYOND
The ultimate Guide to your pregnancy, your birth, your family. From minus 9 to plus 9 months
Dr Yehudi Gordon


Price: £17.99


Publisher: Vermilion

ABOUT THE BOOK


A groundbreaking book on childrearing which will do for the 21st century what Dr Spock and Dr Penny Leach did for the latter part of the 20th century.


Book includes month-by-month information for both parents; gives expert medical and complementary advice with an easy reference A-Z health guide; follows your baby's early physical, emotional and cognitive development; gives step-by-step advice on baby care and enables you to take an active role in pregnancy, birth and parenting.


Written by the one of the world's leading obstetricians, Birth and Beyond takes a totally fresh look at pregnancy, birth and parenting. It covers the nine months of pregnancy and the first nine months of life, charting the extraordinary journey from both the baby's and the parents' points of view.


Covering everything from development in the womb and different approaches to labour, to breastfeeding, crying and baby massage, it is both a practical handbook and a stimulating exploration of this period of enormous transition. Taking a holistic approach, Dr. Gordon advocates integrated health care, i.e. both conventional and complementary therapies. Working with consultants in obstetrics, paediatrics, midwifery, child psychology, nutrition, exercise and complementary care, he combines up-to-date medical knowledge with traditional wisdom and practical advice.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)


Educated at Witwatersrand Medical School and the University of London, Yehudi Gordon went on to become one of the pioneers of active and water birth in the UK. He is an internationally respected figure and now runs the Birth Unit in North London which is widely recognised as the model for effective, alternative but integrated, safer birthing practices. Actress and writer Emma Thompson was one of his recent high profile clients.