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When Emma Barnett began her second maternity leave, she realised that despite having been there before, as soon as her first leave had finished, the rose-tinted lenses descended and she had immediately forgotten what the experience was actually like when you’re in it. This collective forgetting, which leads to well-meaning comments such as: ‘enjoy every minute’ and ‘treasure this special time’, is doing a disservice to women, leaving them unprepared for the more complicated reality.

In Not Just a Period, bestselling author Dr. Hazel Wallace sets out not only how you can have better periods, but also how your menstrual cycle affects your health and wellbeing generally, from immunity and cardiovascular issues to gut function and even the speed of your metabolism. Not Just a Period is a truly pioneering look at seven key aspects of women’s health: nutrition, movement, sleep, mood, libido, body image, and skin and hair, examined for the first time through the lens of the menstrual cycle.

Mark Ward is the founder of Haemosexual—an online support and information resource championing equality, education and better healthcare for everyone with a bleeding disorder, no matter what their sexual orientation. Mark's battle to secure a public enquiry into the Infected Blood Scandal—which is finally due to report in May—has led him to places he never expected, and to meet people he never dreamt of.

In this groundbreaking, compelling and essential book, author and activist Ellen Jones sets out exactly how LGBTQ+ people continue to face discrimination, looking at education, sports, religion, marriage, mental health and much more. In searing prose, punctuated with personal accounts from LGBTQ+ people from across the globe, Jones sets out not only the issues but also practical actions, both big and small, that all of us can take to help create a more equal society.

A glorious antidote to parenting books, this darkly humorous, candid and insightful graphic memoir brings the early years of parenthood to life – in all their chaos, wonder and delirium. Intimate, relatable and very funny, Becky Barnicoat explores everything from the anatomy of the hospital bag to the frantic obsession with putting your baby down drowsy but awake, to the tyranny of gentle parenting. From pregnancy to the feral toddler years, Barnicoat extends a sticky hand to all new parents grappling with the impossible but joyous jigsaw puzzle of their lives.

Your doctor recommended a hysterectomy….now what? In this modern, accessible resource by board-certified OB/GYN Dr. Kameelah Phillips, you’ll find everything you need to know to prepare before, during, and after surgery.

From acclaimed sex expert Georgia Grace, The Modern Guide to Sex is the ultimate handbook for experiencing full-body pleasure, sexual confidence and fulfilling relationships. It's the new go-to sex guide for everyone.

Anna Blix takes the listener on a personal, investigative, and deeply fascinating journey through each of the 40 weeks in a human pregnancy. Parallelly, for each week, we meet other creatures who have just delivered their next generation into the world. The bacteria E. coli has multiplied by two within 20 minutes. An Eastern grey kangaroo is pregnant for just 5 weeks before giving birth to a baby the size of a bean, which then crawls into its pouch to grow.

Throughout history, women's pain and health issues have often been dismissed and viewed simply as an innate part of being female. Whether blamed on a wandering womb, witchcraft or still, to this day, being 'all in our heads' – women's health has been consistently misunderstood. As a result women have, and still are, missing out on receiving the healthcare they deserve. In ‘It’s Probably Nothing’, Naga Munchetty explores the difficulties of being heard, diagnosed and treated.

Lust auf mehr Lust! Alle scheinen spektakulären Sex zu haben - nur du selbst nicht? Du hast das Gefühl, dass dir die Lust ­inmitten des stressigen Alltags, der langjährigen ­Partnerschaft oder hormoneller Umstellungen verloren gegangen ist? Der Sex ist im Laufe der Zeit immer weniger geworden oder vielleicht sogar ganz verschwunden? In diesem Buch erfährst du, wie Sex wieder - oder ­erstmals - zu etwas wird, das dich glücklich und zufrieden macht.

A woman’s ‘second half’ can be a tricky time to navigate – but, equipped with the right knowledge, it can be a time for positive and significant change. Women’s health campaigner and documentary maker Kate Muir is here to offer advice, reassurance, expertise and humour to help you thrive during your midlfe years. Blending personal narrative with expert voices and the experiences of other women, Kate gives us the tools to embrace this new phase of our lives with confidence and optimism.

Werde ich eine gute Mutter sein? Was, wenn die Geburt anders verläuft, als ich es mir vorgestellt habe? Und warum redet eigentlich jeder nur noch davon, wie anstrengend das Leben mit Kind plötzlich sei? Simone Hartwigsen kennt als Hebamme und Mutter beides, den Klinikalltag und die (werdenden) Mütter, die sich vermeintlich gut vorbereitet haben und dann doch vollkommen kalt erwischt werden. Sie weiß: Es kommt auf zwei Dinge an: Eine realistische Perspektive auf das, was einen erwartet und eine positive Herangehensweise an diesen neuen Lebensabschnitt.

The words 'Caesarean Section,' are powerful. They conjure up strong emotions. For some, feelings of doubt, shame and judgement. For others a sense of safety, relief, validation and reassurance. But they are rarely spoken of in the ecstatic tones with which we celebrate so-called natural, or vaginal birth. They are rarely called beautiful, or associated with an innate sense of feminine power. Knotting its way through history, culture, folklore and human experience throughout the world, Thread seeks to reframe the Caesarean Section on its journey through myth, magic and medicine.

Most new mothers bring their infants to the doctor but ignore any distressing feelings or sensations they might themselves have—that sense of being "rattled" at many moments throughout the day and night. In Rattled, Dr. Nicole Pensak shares her own experiences and those of her patients to help new mothers feel informed, validated, and guided through matrescence. After giving birth, a woman often feels like a completely different person. It may sound dramatic, but the rollercoaster of physical and psychological changes affects the brain and body in a similar way that adolescence changes us.

At Amanda Hess's seven-month scan, the doctor analysing the ultrasound saw something he 'didn't like' - a potentially serious abnormality in her baby. Telling the moving story of this moment and everything that happened afterwards, Amanda Hess explores how it feels to become a parent in a culture in which everything is mediated by the internet and technology, in which the click of a mouse can conjure infinite information at any time - along with infinite opinions, suggestions and judgements.

Based on the invaluable advice from the thousands of users of The Lowdown's website, the medical expertise of their in-house team, and the very latest scientific research from scientists around the world, CONTRACEPTION is a book for anyone who wants to take control of their health choices. With zero bias or BS, this book will give listeners the clarity we desperately need.

Psychotherapist Juliet Rosenfeld shares the secrets, lies and motivations behind real affairs, through the lens of five very different true stories. We meet the man who left his wife in the delivery suite to visit his young mistress and the psychologist who put attraction to a patient above career ethics. We hear from the surgeon who risked everything for someone he'd only ever spoken to online and the previously straight woman who cheated on her husband with a female colleague – and changed all of their lives.

Four months postpartum with her second child, Catherine Simone Gray is back at her doctor’s office, surveying a childbirth wound that refuses to mend. Proud flesh: tissue that overheals to become its own wound. Pregnancy and motherhood had been physically vulnerable for Gray, but this renders her most intimate parts unrecognizable, like her body is no longer her own. Has it ever been her own? As she gets to know her body in its new form, she encounters, too, the girl she’d been at seventeen.

Der Klassiker rund um das Thema Stillen als Hörbuch. Stillen ist etwas Wunderbares. Es ermöglicht einen besonderen Kontakt, der für die Mutter-Kind-Beziehung und für die Entwicklung des Babys von unschätzbarer Bedeutung ist. Seit Jahrzehnten begleitet dieses Standardwerk Stillende, Hebammen und Stillberaterinnen. Jetzt informiert es auch als Hörbuch junge Eltern vor und nach der Geburt kompetent und umfassend. Das Still-Hör-Buch gibt ganzheitliche Hilfestellung bei allen Problemen, ermutigt auf warmherzige Weise und vermittelt Sicherheit und Gelassenheit.

Rarely spoken about and another period in their lives when women are stripped of their agency, Davina will empower women to know all their options before they even become pregnant, allowing them to make the right decisions that suit their individual needs in all stages of the process. Written alongside medical experts and specialist contributors, and filled with real life stories and experiences from before birth to the first few months with your baby, this is the ultimate guide and offers all you need to know.