All the major events around the arrival of a new sibling are covered in this colorful and engaging book. Your readers will learn how to welcome, share with, and care for the newcomer.

A wedding in paradise! Tycoon Drew Jordan has been responsible for his family since the death of his parents. Now Drew craves freedom, not commitment--he'll help arrange his brother's tropical wedding, but he'll never walk down the aisle himself! Wedding planner Becky English has given up on her own fairy tale, throwing herself into making it come true for others. She refuses to let the groom's cynical--though irresistible!--brother get in her way. But when clashes turn to moonlit kisses, can they begin to believe that happy endings could exist--for them both?

At last—everything expecting moms need to know about giving birth Childbirth is one of the most significant events of any woman’s life—and for many, also a source of enormous anxiety and fear. In The Big Book of Birth renowned childbirth educator and Realbirth Center founder Erica Lyon offers an antidote to that fear with a comprehensive and up- to-date guide to childbirth. Drawing from more than a decade of teaching expecting parents what really to expect, Lyon fills the void that currently exists in childbirth literature, offering clear, current, objective advice on everything from choosing your doctor or midwife, to the realities of assisted and cesarean births, to the many different pain-coping options you can use during delivery and proven techniques that can help you relax and often speed along your labor. The Big Book of Birth guides women through the four stages of labor, dispelling misconceptions and providing a wealth of objective information in a warm, welcoming, and well- organized format. A long-overdue resource, The Big Book of Birth gives expectant mothers the knowledge they need to approach childbirth with confidence and joy.

LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.

Should babies sleep alone in cribs, or in bed with parents? Is talking to babies useful, or a waste of time? A World of Babies provides different answers to these and countless other childrearing questions, precisely because diverse communities around the world hold drastically different beliefs about parenting. While celebrating that diversity, the book also explores the challenges that poverty, globalization and violence pose for parents. Fully updated for the twenty-first century, this edition features a new introduction and eight new or revised case studies that directly address contemporary parenting challenges, from China and Peru to Israel and the West Bank. Written as imagined advice manuals to parents, the creative format of this book brings alive a rich body of knowledge that highlights many models of baby-rearing - each shaped by deeply held values and widely varying cultural contexts. Parenthood may never again seem a matter of 'common sense'.

Bundles of Joy THE NURSERY WAS READY, THE OVERNIGHT BAG PACKED, AND THE MOM-TO-BE WONDERED IF THE EXPECTANT FATHER WOULD EVER COME BACK…. Maggie Fairchild was counting the days to her baby's arrival…but there wasn't a daddy in sight. Then, suddenly, handsome naval officer Dylan O'Connor returned to town, shocked to discover he was about to become a proud papa—and determined to make Maggie his bride. And although they married for their baby's sake, Maggie hoped to convince Dylan that the stork brought more than a precious package—it brought the promise of love…. Sometimes big surprises come in small packages!

The Good GP Training Guide is a travel guide-style book for trainees in general practice. Written by over a hundred contributors assembled from five continents, it includes contributions from leading writers in primary care. It is written in an accessible style with down-to-earth tips and anecdotes, sometimes irreverent, from real life. There is an emphasis on the reality of general practice. It also contains humorous or touching vignettes with accompanying linocut artwork from the Red Roses exhibition. The book's first section covers hospital placements. It is intended to show trainees how to get the most out of their training posts. Beginning with basic information on behaviour required in the hospital setting, there are chapters looking at cardiology, ophthalmology, rheumatology, etc. These chapters are split up into handy lists, covering the basics, tips on patients and PDP pointers. The second section covers GP rotations. It gives information on passing the various RCGP exams as well as realistic advice on other facets of general practice. The third section looks at finding a job and making the transition to an independent practitioner. Options for broadening a doctor's career are looked here, with chapters on event medicine, academia, teaching, etc. There is information on how stay out of trouble and how to use social media safely and without running foul of the GMC. The book offers the ultimate guide to the training process. It covers the entire training experience and the practicalities of what comes after.

Life, as you know it, is about to change. Perhaps you have dreamed about this pregnancy since you were a child, toddling about with dolls in a nurturing fashion. Or maybe you had to lift your jaw up off the floor after your home pregnancy test came back with a highly unexpected positive result. Either way, this huge event begins a whole new chapter in your life.

Walks expectant parents through the entire nine-month process of giving birth, with tips on choosing delivery options, what to eat and what to wear, exercise, how to deal with the emotional roller coaster, and its effects on the couple's relationship, with new information on medical practices, genetic testing, conception, and more. Original.