Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood―and Trusting Yourself and Your Body - Couverture souple

Chidi, Erica

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1452152632 ISBN 13 : 9781452152639

Editeur : Chronicle Books, 2017

Synopsis

An all-inclusive pregnancy and birthing guidebook that gives soon-to-be mothers and their partners the information they need to make decisions, feel confident, and enjoy the beauty of creating new life.

A comprehensive and judgment-free pregnancy companion, Nurture is the only all-in-one pregnancy and birthing book for modern mothers-to-be and their partners who want a more integrative approach. Author Erica Chidi has assisted countless births and helped hundreds of families ease into their new roles through her work as a doula. Nurture covers everything from the beginning months of pregnancy to the baby's first weeks.

This empowering book includes dozens of important topics that every modern mom needs to know, such as fetal development, making choices for a hospital, home or birth center birth, the basics of breastfeeding, tips on what to expect postpartum, and more.

THE ULTIMATE GUDIE FOR MOMS TO BE: Nurture is packed with helpful resources, including supportive self-care and mindfulness exercises, trimester-specific holistic remedies, nourishing foods and recipes for every month of pregnancy, and expert tips for every birth environment, accompanied by more than 40 charming and informative illustrations, charts, and lists.

EXPERIENCED AUTHOR: Erica Chidi is co-founder and CEO of Loom in Los Angeles. She began her work in San Francisco, volunteering as a doula within the prison system, working with pregnant inmates. She went on to build a successful doula and health education practice in Los Angeles and has been featured in Women's Health, Vogue, Goop, The Cut, and Marie Claire.

EXPERTS LOVE IT: Nurture is highly recommended by a wide range of experts:

"What a gift to new and expecting moms. You have no idea the mountain and rollercoaster you're about to embark on, but Nurture somehow gives you a peek in and gives you essential information to help ground you." ―Catherine McCord, founder of Weelicious and co-founder of One Potato

"It's like having an expert doula and friend at your fingertips. I'd recommend this book for the nightstand of every expectant mother." ―Joanna Goddard, founder of the women's lifestyle website Cup of Jo

Perfect for:

• Expecting mothers and their partners, first-time moms, and new parents
• Gift givers looking for a great baby shower gift
• Adding to the shelf alongside other pregnancy books and titles on birth and parenting

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Erica Chidi is an author, educator, and former full-spectrum doula whose work sits at the intersection of health, culture, and storytelling. She is the former co-founder and CEO of LOOM, a women’s health education platform acquired by Perelel Health in 2024.

With more than 15 years of experience in sexual and reproductive health, Erica is known for translating complex health information into clear, compassionate, and usable guidance. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Vogue, and other publications, and from 2021 to 2023, she co-hosted The goop Podcast, leading conversations on wellbeing, relationships, and modern life.

Nurture reflects Erica’s longstanding commitment to helping people build trust in their bodies and navigate major life transitions with greater clarity, confidence, and care.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

LOOM is a centre in Los Angeles that provides all manner of support services to mums-to-be and new mums. In this book, Erica Chidi Cohen, LOOM founder, doula, and chef, walks readers through preparing for motherhood from a holistic, comprehensive perspective. With a curated approach, Nurture focuses on everything from the relationships between baby, mother, and partner, to nutrition, exercise, and self-care practices, the birthing process, breastfeeding, the post-partum shift, and caring for the 0- to 3-month-old baby. Chidi Cohen aims to offer all-encompassing answers to overarching questions about birth and the mothering experience, including how to have ease in pregnancy, curate birth preferences, find balance as self-identity changes, and be a successful mother and partner through the transition into motherhood. In keeping with the culture of LOOM, the book is friendly, non-judgmental, nondenominational, and gently straight-talking, it includes worksheets and lists, features 40 charming and useful referen

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Chronicle Books
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1452152632
• ISBN 13: 9781452152639
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448
• Coordonnées du fabricant: WordUnited GmbH; distribution@wordunited.com; ; Theodorstrasse 105; DUSSELDORF; 40472; Allemagne