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How to Grow a Baby and Push It Out

Your no-nonsense guide to pregnancy and birth
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How to Grow a Baby and Push It Out by Clemmie Hooper is an engaging guide for expectant mothers, offering practical advice and personal insights from a midwife's perspective. The book provides guidance on pregnancy, childbirth, and the early days of motherhood, framed in a friendly and approachable manner. It combines professional expertise with real-life anecdotes to support and empower women through their pregnancy journey.
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You might enjoy this book if you're looking for honest, relatable advice on pregnancy and childbirth from a midwife's perspective. It's perfect for expectant mothers seeking practical tips, personal stories, and a touch of humour to navigate the exciting journey to motherhood.

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A guide to pregnancy and birth straight from the midwife's mouth. This book provides knowledge, wisdom and stories about pregnancy, birth and mothering young children that aren't so widely talked about. It reveals everything a pregnant women and new mums need to know with a good dose of humour and wit.

Everything you wanted to know but were too embarrassed to ask - a guide to pregnancy and birth straight from the midwife's mouth.

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Everything you wanted to know but were too embarrassed to ask - a guide to pregnancy and birth straight from the midwife's mouth.

"Meet the midwife to millennial mothers..." -- The Daily Telegraph

How to Grow a Baby and Push It Out by Clemmie Hooper offers insight with a style as though you are there having a chat with her, making the content very reassuring and not overly medicalised. -- * Reader review

"10/10 would recommend to anybody expecting a baby or who simply wants to learn more about pregnancy and childbirth." -- * Reader review

"A really informative, candid, honest book that is kind and empowering to women. Definitely recommend!" -- * Reader review

"A no-nonsense, very useful guide to pregnancy and the first few months after baby arrives." -- * Reader review


Mum to four girls and midwife to many, Clemmie Hooper wants to share her knowledge, wisdom, and stories about pregnancy, birth and mothering young children that aren't so widely talked about - straight from the midwife's mouth.

This is a no-nonsense week-by-week guide to pregnancy through to coping with those early weeks with baby. It covers everything from how to prevent tearing during birth to what you really need in your labour bag, understanding and coping with morning sickness to recommending questions to ask your midwife, suggestions for the ultimate babymoon to demystifying many myths about birth. Clemmie reveals everything pregnant women and new mums need to know with a good dose of humour, empathy, and wit.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781785040382

Publisher: Ebury Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 February 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vermilion

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 173.0mm

Height: 220.0mm

Weight: 546g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Clemmie gained her qualifications at the University of the West of England in 2006 and started a career in midwifery at Southmead Maternity Unit where her she developed an interest in active labour and water birth. Following a move to London after the birth of her first daughter, Anya, Clemmie spent time working briefly at Kingston Hospital before taking a new role at King's College Hospital on the labour ward, one of the busiest units in the country. After several years of working on the wards, Clemmie joined The Lanes community midwife team as she wanted to do more than just support women through the act of birth and give care through pregnancy, birth and beyond. Now, over a decade after qualifying, Clemmie is a community based midwife, writes a successful blog (www.gasandairblog.com), has nearly 400k followers on instagram and works with local women's groups to provide information and guidance on pregnancy and post-natal care. Clemmie lives with her four daughters and husband in Kent.

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