After Birth: What Nobody Tells You - How to Recover Body and Mind

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While there is a wealth of advice for new mums on caring for their babies the same is not true for postpartum health. Fulfilling this vital need, After Birth is the ultimate postnatal primer for women facing changes to their bodies after having a baby. Addressing issues great and small - from hair loss and stretch marks, to bladder and bowel leaks, painful sex, diastasis recti and mental health - researcher and writer Jessica Hatcher-Moore brings together straight-talking advice on preparation for childbirth, healing, and recovery in the weeks, months and even years that follow. She also offers insights for partners, whose role is often overlooked at this critical time. Blending knowledge from traditional medicine, alternative therapies, midwives and physiotherapists, with experiences from mothers, here is balanced advice with no agenda. Taking a broad look at what women can do for themselves at home, and also when to seek expert help, After Birth will reassure, inform and empower women to reclaim their post-birth bodies.

Jessica Hatcher-Moore is a non-fiction writer who has won awards for her reporting on women in conflict, women's rights and global health issues. Born in Shropshire, she was educated at Oxford University and now lives in North Wales. @jessiehatcher on Twitter and @jessiejanehatcher on Instagram.

An absolute treasure trove on women's physical and mental postnatal health - information is power and information is exactly what After Birth delivers -- Milli Hill, author of Give Birth like a Feminist and The Positive Birth Book Hold tight for a pelvic floor revolution * Telegraph * Brilliant ... medically wise, but also written in a very approachable style. I think it should be prescribed reading for all new parents -- Clover Stroud Essential reading for all parents to be -- Marina Fogle Important on so many levels - every new parent should read it, men included. It is helpful, honest and humorous - which is what we all need after birth -- Ross J. Barr, Acupuncturist and Women's Health Expert Such a juicy source of reliable information ... This book provides an enormous public health service to women, families and communities -- Elizabeth Braga, Women's Health Physiotherapist Prepares you to better understand the postpartum period ... A compelling read -- Kate Walsh, Pelvic Health Physiotherapist and Head of Physiotherapy at Liverpool Women's Hospital