This book restores confidence in nature's biological design and in mothers' innate capacity to breastfeed.

A textbook for undergraduate and graduate biology students as well as medical students studying the molecular and cellular bases of cancer. It presents the principles of cancer biology in an organized, cogent, and in-depth manner. It provides insights into the aspects of immunology, developmental biology, and neurobiology.

This text presents information covering many of the key aspects of the biology of child health from conception to adolescence. Explicit links are made between physiological development and the assessment of the child's health.

Presents a research-based account of the status of antenatal education, focusing on the key challenges it faces and offering suggestions for how these challenges might best be met. This title also includes an account of how the principles and practices of adult education should inform antenatal education.

A book of photographic images of birth, with accompanying birth stories by the mothers and their midwives.

Ina May Gaskin asserts that the way in which women become mothers is a women's rights issue, and it is perhaps the act that most powerfully exhibits what it is to be instinctually human. Birth Matters is a spirited manifesta showing us how to trust women, value birth, and reconcile modern life with a process as old as our species.

This text is written by a leading international expert in the area of midwifery and covers: the debate on birthing positions and evidence for and against different positions; a systematic review of the evidence; the results of a randomised controlled trial on women's choice of positions; midwives' views on birthing positions.

This book clearly and succinctly provides the facts that those treating and caring for patients with UBC will need to know. It is a concise guide to clinical practice for family physicians, specialist nurses, and junior doctors.

Allows you to do just that - through learning your baby's non-verbal communications. This book helps you discover how to: understand your baby's body language and 'tongue talking' signals; recognise when your baby is hungry, irritable or ill; and help your infant feel understood and supported.

An intimate and original memoir of love, grief and male friendship by one of Scotland's brightest young talents. 'As perfect a portrait of friendship as I've ever read.' STEPHEN FRY 'Lucid, lyrical, loaded .

"Fascinating and upbeat... Dr. Perry is both a world-class creative scientist and a compassionate therapist."-Mary Pipher, Ph.D., author of Letters to a Young Therapist

Breaking bad news is a common cause of anxiety for healthcare professionals. This book introduces the SUPPORTS model of guidance to help healthcare professionals deliver bad news well.

Provides a practical guide to the various aspects of breastfeeding babies with special care needs. This book covers the basics of breastfeeding and lactation, positioning and attachment, milk supply, the impact of common drugs, as well as breast conditions and problems and their resolution. Attention is also paid to feeding the vulnerable baby.

Breastfeeding is a biocultural phenomenon: not only is it a biological process, but it is also a culturally determined behavior

This work on breech birth is for parents, obstetricians, midwives and all who come into contact with women carrying breech babies. It addresses the whole experience of breech from causes to turning techniques to the options for birth.

Dementia has been widely explored from the perspectives of biomedicine and social psychology. This book broadens the debate to consider the experiences of men and women with dementia from a socio-political perspective. It examines the issue of rights, status(es), and participation.