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The Mama Natural Week-by-Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth by [Genevieve Howland]

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From the popular YouTube channel Mama Natural, this is the first week-by-week natural pregnancy book for soon-to-be moms.

For the last half-century, control over childbirth has been in favor of doctors. Many pregnancy guidebooks are conventional, fear-based, and written by male physicians deeply entrenched in the old-school medical model of birth.

But change is underway. A groundswell of women are taking back their pregnancy and childbirth and embracing a natural way. Genevieve Howland, the woman behind the enormously popular Mama Natural blog and YouTube channel, has created an inspiring, fun, and informative guide that demystifies natural pregnancy and walks mom through the process one week at a time.

The Mama Natural’s Week-by-Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth is the modern (and yet ancient) approach to pregnancy and childbirth. “Natural” recognizes that pregnancy and birth are normal, and that having a baby is a wondrous biological process and rite of passage—not a medical condition. This book draws upon the latest research showing how beneficial and life-changing natural birth is for both babies and moms.

Full of weekly advice and tips for a healthy pregnancy, Howland details vital nutrition to take, natural remedies for common and troublesome symptoms, as well as the appropriate (and inappropriate) use of interventions.

Peppered throughout are positive birth and pregnancy stories from women of all backgrounds (and all stages of their natural journey) along with advice and insights from a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) plus a Registered Nurse (RN), doula, and lactation consultant. Encouraging, well-researched, and fun, The Mama Natural’s Week-by-Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth will be an essential companion for women everywhere to embrace natural pregnancy and reap all the benefits for both baby and mama.

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Finally, a book that speaks to the rising tide of women who want a more natural pregnancy and birth experience. Comprehensive, evidence based and trustworthy. This beautifully written guide will be the pregnancy book for our generation and will support women in making informed decisions to have healthy, safe and empowering births.

Do yourself (and your baby) a favor, read this book! ( Katie Wells, Founder of WellnessMama.com )

Finally, a pregnancy book for women who desire to live a more natural and organic lifestyle. No matter where you are on this spectrum I think you’ll appreciate Genevieve’s no nonsense approach. Oh, how I wish a resource like this existed back when I was expecting my girls! ( Lisa Leake, #1 New York Times Best Selling Author of 100 Days of Real Food )

About the Author

Genevieve Howland is the woman behind Mama Natural, the web’s most popular blog and YouTube channel for natural pregnancy and childbirth. Her work has been featured on The Dr. Oz Show, Daily Mail (London), Newsweek, and more. The Mama Natural Week-by-Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth is her first book. The author is donating ten percent of her net income from this book to charities that support maternal and children’s health.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01CO343NU
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gallery Books; Illustrated edition (April 25, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 25, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Best Sellers Rank: #159,803 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #76 in Pregnancy & Childbirth (Kindle Store)
- #186 in Motherhood (Kindle Store)
- #431 in Pregnancy & Childbirth (Books)

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With 100 million views on YouTube, Genevieve Howland’s funny but informational videos have empowered millions of women to embrace natural pregnancy and parenting.

A childbirth educator and breastfeeding advocate, Genevieve is the bestselling author of The Mama Natural Week-by-Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth, published by Simon & Schuster.

Along with Certified Nurse Midwife Maura Winkler (CNM, CD, IBCLC), Genevieve created The Mama Natural Birth Course, the #1 bestselling childbirth education course online. Thousands of their students have gone on to have natural childbirths.

A mother of three, Genevieve and her husband Michael run the web’s #1 natural pregnancy website and YouTube channel. Their work has been featured on Dr. Oz, ABC News, Time Magazine, The Daily Mail, and more.

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Amanda L

Dangerously anti-science and anti-vaccination

Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2019

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Since when does "natural" mean rejecting scientific evidence?
I have never returned anything to amazon before, but I could not keep this harmful, poorly informed book in my home.
I am a scientist and I value expert judgement and scientific evidence when I make any decision for my own health and the health of my pregnancy. This author has no expertise or advanced training in any topic relevant to pregnancy.
Within a few pages, this book:
- Discouraged moms from getting vaccines that SAVE LIVES
- Told moms to be very worried about exposure to EMF, which just has not been found to be a major threat by any of the major health organizations (NIH, CDC, WHO)
- Tried to freak moms out about possible radiation from ultrasounds (which do not have any ionizing radiation)

This author is spreading bad advice and she is making moms scared about things they should not be scared about.

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Leandra Peters

Don't know what I would have done without it.

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2020

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My mother-in-law bought this book for me when I got pregnant over a year ago. This was my companion my whole pregnancy. I was SO wanting a book that walked me through my pregnancy journey. And this does, plus tons of info. Some idiots on here are saying this is anti-science. It is not. So much good info on having a HEALTHY pregnancy and it does state facts. I can't recommend this enough for people who lead healthy lifestyles and want to have a healthy pregnancy and be advocates for themselves in their birth and actually be educated. Get this book. Get it. Can't thank the wonderful author enough for creating such a fabulous book/guide for women.

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Tori

Not for plant based mamas

Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2019

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If you aren't concerned with diet, give this book a shot. But for me, a big part of living a more natural lifestyle is eating plant based. Since many pregnancy resources are not aimed at vegan/vegetarian moms, I was hoping this book would offer the advice and support I needed. I was disappointed to find that the author's approach to a natural diet is eating grass-fed, hormone free beef and range free eggs, etc. She doesn't really emphasize veggies a lot. I think what was most disappointing to me was that the book does include advice and support for moms who follow alternative diets, such as paleo, but the only blurb in the book regarding vegan/vegetarians was a testimonial from a mom who used to be vegetarian, but then started to crave meat during her pregnancy and hasn't looked back in the years since. I was hoping for real advice, not testimonials from *former* vegetarians. "What to Expect" surprisingly offers more care for plant based mamas than this book does.

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Too Mainstream and Fear-Based for My Tastes

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2018

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As an ultra-"crunchy" mama of 5, I consider this book to be made for those who dabble in alternative/natural "medicine", not for those who deeply trust in their spiritual and physical bodies. The wording was a bit harsh at times, intimidating, and even fear-promoting. Personally, I felt the recommendations were often too mainstream and entrenched in Western Medicine. I have a collection of over 50 natural birth books, and this is by far my least favorite.

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Tiffany Moore

Best pregnancy guide book Mamanatural week by week guide!!!

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2020

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This is THE BEST pregnancy book out there and the only week by week guide too! This is a wonderful book I wish I had for my first pregnancy but never the less you never know I have recommended and bought it for my friends & Sister whom were/are expecting and I would use it if I had another pregnancy again! The colors and illustrations are cute and I love the food suggestions and guides it’s just an all around great guide that I feel surpass other pregnancy books. So buy it for anyone you know whose expecting and let’s hope we get some more wonderful books from Mama Natural- Genevieve!!! This is the only week by week pregnancy guide book which I feel makes it stand out! I’m pretty sure on an episode of The Resident it looked like a cast member in the show was reading a book and it kind of resembled Genevieve’s book- I’m unsure if it was so don’t quote me but it was SUPER close so maybe!! Can’t wait for what else she has in store❤️❤️❤️

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Rochelle S.

The BEST pregnancy book EVER!!!

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2017

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My goodness. This book is AWESOME. When I was prepping to have my first baby I wanted to approach the process more naturally, but had a hard time finding reliable information on my options. Every book I looked into offered only conventional methods. On the flip side, the resources for a natural approach (mostly online) lacked the science and evidence based research I craved. I had to look in a ton a different places to try to find what I was looking for...and didn't know who or what to trust! Now, with my second baby, I feel more empowered in my education and decisions...but it wasn't easy to get there. (This book arrived about a month after my second little bundle, but being the baby junkie that I am I had to get my hands on it ASAP!)

This book is extensively informational, and offers well researched information for every approach to pregnancy and labor. It lists the options, facts, possible risks, and benefits for every detail of the process. I truly feel it's the *perfect* book for EVERY MAMA TO BE--weather you lean natural or not--because information and options = power!

I love this book so much that I even ordered a few copies to gift and share with others! <3 :]

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First Time Mom

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2019

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This book has been extremely helpful I read the chapters one week at a time while I'm at that week. There is sooo much helpful information in this book that you just can't find on Google searches. Not to mention tells you multiple options from different women. The baby registry check list was a life saver because when your a first time mom how do you know what you REALLY need and what you think you might need much less what brands are good. I loved all the information she gave on different products including what car carriers come without chemicals which is important to me and backs my beliefs on nursing, baby wearing and cloth diapers I found useful information on all of them. Definitely recommend this book to any mommy to be!

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bexter the best

Aimed at US mums not UK! Different ball game..

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 15, 2019

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Before you buy this book, bear in mind it is aimed at US mamas. Apparently over there, doctors deliver babys not midwives! And this book goes on about finding a midwife and how good it is to have a midwife not a doctor, this is a big part of the book. Here in the UK we are assigned a midwife through pregnancy and its usually a midwife who delivers your baby, it seems labour is really medicalised over there and everyones having c sections and epidurals. The healthy lifestyle tips are good but it seems compared to US labour a NHS labour is pretty natural! Some nice illustrations too.

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Sasha

Not a natural perspective

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 2, 2020

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I was disappointed by the medical-mindedness of this book. As a pregnancy and birth activist, I found some of the advice and language used very medical and also disempowering. Procedures mentioned in this book are often presented as a given, when in fact, you can legally opt out of most of them and should be able to opt out of every single one of them. Advice on GBS and ABX was not evidence based; it was incorrect. Some of the tips on active birth, diet/recipes, breastfeeding, ultrasound and circumcision were good, but home birth was pretty much a footnote when the evidence shows that the familiar environment of home is far superior to birth centers or hospitals for low risk mothers in terms of outcomes. The book scaremongers regarding a number of topics, including GD and breech births, and doesn't encourage women to exercise their right to take charge of their births. Ultimately, the book gave off a vibe of 'you are now the property of your OBGYN/MEDwife, good luck', despite the relatively natural tips it gives along the way. It's a very medicalised book considering its title, using words such as 'mandatory' and 'you can expect to be treated...' - which frankly gives me chills. I doubt any truly natural, safe and holistic midwives would recommend this book.

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Ana

MUST HAVE!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2020

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Such w wonderful huge book. I love every bit of it. I wish that book was given at the doctor's office instead of some adds loaded crap. I got it at 13 weeks and read through everything. I wish I had access to it from the beginning as it explains everything very well. Gives peace of mind and faith in human body. The book is very practical but also inspirational :-) I'm writing it when corona caused us all to be isolated and I can't even see a midwife :-) This book is my guide and helps more than I can express.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

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Mint

Best

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2017

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This is the one!
Very informed step by step guide
Some books can be too overwhelming but unlike this one
Thick book with almost everything related from to z.
Really would appreciate another one which would include a week by week guide for baby care after birth
Thumbs up for this

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Lilli

Best book ever!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 17, 2019

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The best book ever! I couldn't put it aside! Most of all I enjoyed practical advice being a first time mom to be. I was terrified of the baby registry and this book took my anxiety away - it is precise and really keeps to the essentials, listing both items and brands and explaining reasons. I am someone on a budget and in favor of recycling and going natural, and it doesn't have to break the bank.

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