As you prepare to become a mother, you face an experience unlike any other in your life. Having a baby will redirect your preferences and pleasures and, most li

This is a wonderful and insightful collection of stories and reflections of mothers on the connection with their own mother after becoming a mother themselves.

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A Guide to effective care in pregnancy and childbirth is a clearly written review of the important research evidence on the effects of the various care practice