The Birth Map

Midwives say The Birth Map is "the best birth plan they have ever seen, and we wish more women would do this". Partners welcome the 'if this, then that' approach to support, and report the process helps them to feel included and less stressed. Others have described it as Revolutionary. Birth Mapping is about communication, understanding and preparation. Birth Mapping provides a personalised, realistic and reassuring foundation for this important life event.THE BIRTH MAP takes you through the Informed Birth Preparation process, helping you to understand and determine the decision points in birth and prepare for life with a baby.What is inside?Informed Decision Makingwhat to expect from standard pregnancy careCreating your Birth MapGeneral Considerations for birth, each stage of labour, caesarean, post birthExample mapspace to summarise your informed decisionsBeyond the Birth - what do you really need, what is normal?A glossary of medical termsRecommended Resources and Support Services for special circumstances.There is more to this book than meets the eye. A wealth of resources and support is made available to you, in the free member area on Catherine Bell's website. An optional monthly newsletter keeps you up to date. Catherine created this space as an alternative to social media: free of trolls and data mining, full of evidenced based information and genuine support. This is Your Birth. Your Way. No Matter What.

Midwives say The Birth Map is "the best birth plan they have ever seen, and we wish more women would do this". Partners welcome the 'if this, then that' approach to support, and report the process helps them to feel included and less stressed. Others have described it as Revolutionary. Birth Mapping is about communication, understanding and preparation. Birth Mapping provides a personalised, realistic and reassuring foundation for this important life event. THE BIRTH MAP takes you through the Informed Birth Preparation process, helping you to understand and determine the decision points in birth and prepare for life with a baby. What is inside? Informed Decision Making what to expect from standard pregnancy care Creating your Birth Map General Considerations for birth, each stage of labour, caesarean, post birth Example map space to summarise your informed decisions Beyond the Birth - what do you really need, what is normal? A glossary of medical terms Recommended Resources and Support Services for special circumstances. There is more to this book than meets the eye. A wealth of resources and support is made available to you, in the free member area on Catherine Bell's website. An optional monthly newsletter keeps you up to date. Catherine created this space as an alternative to social media: free of trolls and data mining, full of evidenced based information and genuine support. This is Your Birth. Your Way. No Matter What. The book is designed to encourage note taking and to record your journey (including space for your birth story). Pour yourself into the book, creating a keepsake.

A fresh new paradigm for childbirth preparation, blending current research with processes and stories that support a woman's determination, self-respect, and readiness to deal with any type of birth, in any setting (from home to operating room). The author's map, inspired by ancient teachings, offers the modern woman a step-by-step guide to understanding her emotional, physical, and psychological journey through her childbearing year. It emphasizes the importance of staying flexible and open to the unknown possibilities and surprises that are a part of pregnancy, childbirth and parenting.--Publisher.

The author of the classic In a Different Voice offers a brilliant, provocative book about love that has powerful implications for the way we live and love today. “Compelling ... A thrilling new paradigm.” —The Times Literary Supplement Carol Gilligan, whose In a Different Voice revolutionized the study of human psychology, now asks: Why is love so often associated with tragedy? Why are our experiences of pleasure so often shadowed by loss? And can we change these patterns? Gilligan observes children at play and adult couples in therapy and discovers that the roots of a more hopeful view of love are all around us. She finds evidence in new psychological research and traces a path leading from the myth of Psyche and Cupid through Shakespeare’s plays and Freud’s case histories, to Anne Frank’s diaries and contemporary novels.

A clear and step-by-step guide to understanding the age-old wisdom of astrology. Astrology is an ancient and well-known wisdom system, yet still shrouded in mystery. In this book, award-winning astrology writer Yasmin Boland provides the tools every astrology newbie needs to understand their chart and begin making accurate predictions. In this book, readers will explore how astrology can be used as a tool to better understand ourselves and others. They will also learn: - how to read and understand their chart - how the planets, the signs of the zodiac, the houses and their aspects relate to each other - the talents and challenges every person is born with - how to make predictions - how to be a better parent, friend and colleague through knowing your close-ones' charts The book includes a link for the reader to download their personalized astrology chart. This book was previously published within the Hay House Basics series.

Boldly go where no birth plan has gone before! The Birth Map is a powerful document produced through the process of Informed Birth Preparation. This document is used by your support team and care providers and contains your informed decisions regarding various possibilities. The ""if this, then that"" simplicity of the written document prompts the necessary discussion needed with care providers, reminding all parties of the pre-made informed consent/refusal for various procedures. During your preparations, you will develop an understanding of various interventions and various scenarios that may play out. Being familiar with the range of options, helps you to prepare realistic pathways. There is no One Way. There is Your Way. No Matter What.

Who are the extraordinary individuals that will take us on the next great space race, the next great human endeavor, our exploration and colonization of the planet Mars? And more importantly, how are they doing it? Acclaimed science writer Oliver Morton explores the peculiar and fascinating world of the new generation of explorers: geologists, scientists, astrophysicists and dreamers. Morton shows us the complex and beguiling role that mapping will play in our understanding of the red planet, and more deeply, what it means for humans to envision such heroic landscapes. Charting a path from the 19th century visionaries to the spy-satellite pioneers to the science fiction writers and the arctic explorers -- till now, to the people are taking us there -- Morton unveils the central place that Mars has occupied in the human imagination, and what it will mean to realize these dreams. A pioneering work of journalism and drama, Mapping Mars gives us our first exciting glimpses of the world to come and the curious, bizarre, and amazing people who will take us there.

In 1793, a canal digger named William Smith made a startling discovery. He found that by tracing the placement of fossils, which he uncovered in his excavations, one could follow layers of rocks as they dipped and rose and fell—clear across England and, indeed, clear across the world—making it possible, for the first time ever, to draw a chart of the hidden underside of the earth. Smith spent twenty-two years piecing together the fragments of this unseen universe to create an epochal and remarkably beautiful hand-painted map. But instead of receiving accolades and honors, he ended up in debtors' prison, the victim of plagiarism, and virtually homeless for ten years more. The Map That Changed the World is a very human tale of endurance and achievement, of one man's dedication in the face of ruin. With a keen eye and thoughtful detail, Simon Winchester unfolds the poignant sacrifice behind this world-changing discovery.