Antenatal Library

Pregnancy Sucks: What to do When Your Miracle Makes you Miserable

Authors: Joanne Kimes with Sanford A. Tisherman MD
Published: 2004
Subject:  Pregnancy; Childbirth
Pages: 254 (incl. Appendix & Index)
An amusing survival guide written to help you through the tough times during your pregnancy.  It provides you with advice on how to deal with the unexpected awkward situations that frequently arise during your pregnancy.  

Two at a Time: Having Twins: The Journey Through Pregnancy and Birth

Author: Jane Seymour & Pamela Patrick Novotny
Published: 2001
Subject: Multiple pregnancy; Multiple birth
Pages: 212 (incl. index)
Actress Jane Seymour and author Pamela Novotny, both mothers of twins, share their experiences and advice in this guide to multiple pregnancy and newborn care.  The chapters lead you through each trimester and deal with the issues of carrying and giving birth to two babies at one time. 

Twins: A Practical and Emotional Guide to Parenting Twins

Author: Katrina Bowman and Louise Ryan
Published: 2002
Subject: Multiple birth; Multiple pregnancy; Parenting
Pages: 340 (incl. notes, glossary, resources, acknowledgments and index)
A no-nonsense guide, written by two mothers of twins, to coping with your twin pregnancy, multiple birth, constant feeding and changing and with the emotional and
physical roller-coaster ride you’re about to embark on.

Yoga for Pregnancy

Author: Rosalind Widdowson
Published: 2003
Subject: Exercise for pregnant women
Pages: 127
A guide covering the most suitable yoga techniques for each stage of pregnancy, as well as how to prepare for the birth itself, in addition to advice on how to relieve minor pregnancy discomforts.

When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads; A Complete Resource

Authors: Dr. Barbara Luke and Tamara Eberlein
Published: 1999
Subject: Multiple pregnancy; Multiple births; Twins; Triplets; Quads
Pages: 301 (incl. appendix, glossary, bibliography and index)
Renowned expert on prenatal care of multiples, Dr Barbara Luke, outlines a practical, nutrition-based programme in order to gain the healthiest outcome for your multiple pregnancy. 

When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads: Proven Guidelines for a Healthy Multiple Pregnancy

Authors: Dr. Barbara Luke and Tamara Eberlein
Published: 2004
Subject: Multiple pregnancy; Multiple births; Twins; Triplets; Quads
Pages: 419 (incl. appendices, glossary, bibliography and index)
Renowned expert on prenatal care of multiples, Dr Barbara Luke, outlines a practical, nutrition-based programme in order to gain the healthiest outcome for your multiple pregnancy.  This revised edition contains more nutritional information and recipes and updated obstetric and paediatric information.

Twins! Pregnancy, Birth, and the First Year of Life (2nd Ed.)

Authors: Connie L. Agnew, M.D.; Alan H. Klein, M.D. and Jill Alison Ganon
Published: 2005
Subject: Multiple pregnancy; Multiple birth; Parenting
Pages: 360 (incl. appendices and index)
A comprehensive guide written in two parts.  The first half covers the pregnancy and birth and is broken down into gestational weeks.  The second half covers the first year of life.

The Multiple Pregnancy Sourcebook: Pregnancy and the First Days with Twins, Triplets, and More

Author: Nancy Bowers
Published: 2001
Subject: Multiple pregnancy; Multiple birth
Pages: 420 (incl. appendices, glossary, bibliography, resources & index)
Written by experienced perinatal nurse and mother of twins, this guide provides in-depth information about what to expect with a multiple pregnancy and in the first days following the birth. 

Babies!: A Parent's Guide to Enjoying Baby's First Year (2nd. Ed)

Author: Dr Christopher Green
Published: 2001
Subject: Infant – Care; Parenting; Child rearing
Pages: 317 (incl. appendices & index)
A practical parenting book packed with common-sense advice on surviving the first, and often overwhelming, first year of your baby’s life.   The author, Dr Christopher Green is Australia’s best-known parenting author.

Everything You Need to Know About Pregnancy

Author: Paula Ford-Martin with Dr Elizabeth Aron
Published: 2004
Subject: Pregnancy
Pages: 311 (incl. appendices & index)
An informative month by month guide to your pregnancy, which covers all aspects of your pregnancy and answers all your questions.

The New Zealand Pregnancy Book: Conception, Pregnancy, Birth and Life With a New Baby

Author: Sue Pullon
Published: 1999
Subject: Pregnancy; Childbirth
Pages: 317 (incl. glossary, appendix, further reading, references & index)
A comprehensive guide to pregnancy and childbirth.  It provides detailed information to help New Zealand parents make informed choices on everything from home or hospital birth to breastfeeding or bottle-feeding.

Triplets Plus: A Practical Guide For Parents of Triplets and Higher Multiples

Published by: The NZ Multiple Birth Association (Inc.).
Published: c.1997
Subject: Multiple birth; Triplets; Quads
Pages: 55
Booklet written by the NZMBA to provide parents with triplets and higher order multiples with advice and information lacking in much of the available literature.  Much of the information was sourced from 44 parents of triplets who completed questionnaires.

A Contented House with Twins

Author: Gina Ford and Alice Beer
Published: 2006
Subject:  Twins-care; Parenting
Pages: 218
Gina Ford has helped hundreds of thousand of mothers raise contented little babies, and now for the first time, she has adapted her ground breaking routines for twins during their first year, based on her personal experience of working with multiples.  What to expect in a twin pregnancy, how to establish a healthy feeding and sleeping pattern, how to cope with everyday practicalities such as shopping, bath time and much more! [Back cover].

Expecting Multiples - DVD

Author: Multiple Birth Resources
Produced: 2006
Subject: Multiple pregnancy; Multiple birth
Duration: 2hrs and 30mins (2 Disc Set)
This comprehensive 2-disc set is a consolidation of the Multiple Birth Resources (MBR) classroom training course – a course taught by the founder of MBR, Leslie Montgomery.  Leslie is a registered labour and delivery nurse and mother of five children including two sets of twins.  The DVD covers nutrition, preterm labour, ultrasonic imaging, the birth, anesthesia, twin vaginal delivery, triplet c-section and the parenting of multiples.

 
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