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A - Z For a Healthy Pregnancy and Natural Childbirth Paperback – November 13, 2007

by Jacky Bloemraad-de Boer (Author)

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GIVE YOUR BABY THE BEST START IN LIFEIn my years of experience, I have developed a holistic way of assisting couples with their pregnancies. My treatments and advice combine Eastern and Western medical knowledge as well as traditional and complementary health techniques. With this in mind, I have formulated an 'A to Z' with solutions for common pregnancy complaints and some fundamental pregnancy and childbirth information. This book will help you make informed choices, allowing you to play an active role in your pregnancy and labour. It is packed with wonderful self-help advice, is easy to use, and is a vital resource for both pregnant women and their caregivers.Proceeds from this book are going towards financing a clinic for pregnant mothers and young babies in rural South Africa. This will create a place where rural women can receive essential advice and support for healthier pregnancies and safer childbirth.

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About the Author

Jacky Bloemraad de-Boer was born in South Africa. She lives in Amsterdam, The Netherlands with her husband and their three children. Jacky works as a licensed acupuncturist, nutritionist, reflexologist and doula in a midwifery centre.Her practice specializes in fertility, pregnancy, childbirth and post- partum. Jacky teaches midwives and doula's complementary health in midwifery and she lectures acupuncturists to specialize in acupuncture for pregnancy and childbirth.

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Paperback: 396 pages
Publisher: AuthorHouse (November 13, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1434328325
ISBN-13: 978-1434328328
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,119,721 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1813 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Women's Health > Pregnancy & Childbirth
- #12737 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Parenting
- #76189 in Books > Self-Help

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Must have Pregnancy Reference Book

By J. A. Walker on March 20, 2008

Format: Paperback

This book A - Z For a Healthy Pregnancy and Natural Childbirth is an excellent resource for pregnant women and for professionals working with pregnant women. I am a doula (professional birth support), and it has become my desk reference for holistic care in pregnancy and birth. I strongly recommend it for those who are interested in a healthy, natural pregnancy and childbirth.

Ms. Bloemraad-de Boer writes in a straight forward, easy to read, concise manner. She provides a description of pregnancy related symptoms or irritations (e.g. Heartburn, anemia, stretch marks) Her "Golden Tips" for what you can do to treat or improve the symptoms, nutritional advice, lifestyle advice, supplements, homeopathy, herbs or care providers such as acupuncturists, reflexolgist etc. She gives her educated advice on what works well, and what does not.

Dotted between the extensive resources for every pregnancy complaint imaginable is easy to understand information on the changes in your body, writing your birth plan, creating a visualization for your birth, hiring a doula, due date and many other important things that you are considering during your pregnancy. There is even some great recipes for inspiring healthy, nourishing meals.

What appeals is this is not a book you sit down and read cover to cover, it is a resources that you can flip through and find quickly the information you need. The only thing the book misses is an index, so despite the information being listed alphabetically, sometimes you have to search to find what you are looking for.

This book is absolutely a must have. My pregnancy library is vast- and this one book is on my desk or in my bag at all times. It is the only book I won't "lend" to my clients, they have to have their own copy!

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Mixed feelings

By Kelly on July 19, 2010

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I have never written a book review before on Amazon, although I have ordered from the website so many times. I felt compelled to write a review for this book because I felt very strongly about it while I was reading it. I enjoyed the content and found a lot of good and useful information, HOWEVER.... The information was unnecessarily repetitive and just makes the book longer with the same information when it could be longer with new information AND my biggest peeve of all is the editing! I had to stop counting early on the number of grammatical errors I encountered. It got so bad that there was probably at least one on most of the pages! I don't know how a book could be published and released in this manner but it was really atrocious and I feel that it disrespects the readers when we pay money for a book and it's presented to us in this way. I hope the publisher sees this, makes the necessary changes and then re-releases it.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

must-have pregnancy book

By Pam on December 13, 2008

Format: Paperback

I met Jacky when I was trying to become pregnant with my second child. She was amazingly resourceful, calming, informed and encouraging with all aspects of getting past two miscarriages and carrying a healthy baby to term. She combines knowledge and experience from around the world. She has been trained and is practicing in a European hospital setting, yet is also expert in techniques of Chinese herbs and accupuncture, and serves as a volunteer midwife trainer in rural Africa. I am a natural skeptic, yet I found I could trust her completely, and 11 months after consulting with Jacky, I had my full-term, 10/10 apgar baby in my arms.

In a perfect world, every expectant mom would be able to have Jacky help them in person. This book is the next best thing.

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The Best Book for Pregnant Moms

By mom of 3 on May 13, 2014

Format: Kindle Edition

I love everything about this book. It has so much information and is very specific. For example, there are tips to help pregnancy ailments, and they are listed in categories, such as nutrition, supplements, acupuncture, when to consult your caregiver, etc. So you have a whole book full of tips and options so readers can learn from this book and educate themselves. The book also explains labor and birth, screening and diagnostic tests, and the title, 'A-Z' is just that - everything about pregnancy 'A-Z' and it's quite comprehensive. I love the section on recipes, they are easy and nutritious, and the section explains all about diet. I love how this book incorporates every aspect of pregnancy and birth and explains it and gives information on how to manage it. I am a mother and also a nurse working in labor and delivery, and I suggest it to any pregnant mom I know. It's fantastic.

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