New Releases by AVIVA JILL ROMM

A revised and updated edition of the classic handbook for women seeking a safe, organic, eco-friendly, and natural pregnancy, featuring an integrative-based approach with new medical, herbal, and nutritional information. Over the last two decades, The Natural Pregnancy Book has ushered thousands of women through happy and healthy pregnancies. Addressing women''s health from conception to birth, Dr. Romm describes herbs that can promote and maintain a healthy pregnancy, and allays such familiar concerns as anxiety, fatigue, morning sickness, and stretch marks. She also discusses the components of a healthy diet, with an emphasis on natural foods. New to this edition is integrative health advice based on Dr. Romm''s new credentials as a Yale-trained physician, combined with her twenty years of experience as a midwife and herbalist.

If you are pregnant, plan to be pregnant, or are curious about alternatives to medical childbirth, the POCKET GUIDE TO MIDWIFERY will provide you with complete information about: Safety and effectiveness of midwifery care. The different types of midwives. How to choose a midwife. The care midwives give. Midwifery and the law. National organizations.

With a unique combination of traditional and modern scientific data on herbal medicine, this comprehensive guide has the coverage practitioners need to treat women''s health conditions with botanical medicine. Written by an experienced midwife, clinical herbalist, and MD candidate, this text blends a clinician-sensitive and patient-centered approach to women''s health issues.

Decidir si uno quiere o cuando se debe vacunar un niño, es una de las decisiones de la salud más difíciles y más importantes que hará un padre. El acrecimiento recién del número de vacunas recomendadas y la controversia sobre su seguridad y efectividad ha dejado a muchos padres confusos y preocupados. Partera, herbalista y madre de cuatro hijos, Aviva Jill romm, examina los datos corrientes sobre la seguridad y eficacia de vacunación y nos ofrece una discusión equilibrada de cada tipo de vacuna para niños. Nos presenta el espectro total de opciones para padres: un programa completo de vacunas, ya sea de norma o individual, vacunas selectivas, o no vacunar. La autora detalla como negociar con los del servicio de guardería infantil y con los requerimientos del colegio, las relaciones con otros padres, y las consequencias de viajar con niños que no han sido vacunados. El libro incluye sugerencias para fortalecer el sistema imunológico de los niños y mantener la salud, y recomienda remedios herbales y homeopáticos para enfermedades infantiles. La autora ofrece una guía para ayudar a padres decidir lo que es apropiado para sus hijos y da énfasis en que no hay una sola manera para cada niño.

Las nuevas madres necesitan de su propio cuidado y apoyo especial igual que sus nuevos bebés para ajustarse a los innumerables cambios que enfrentan después del nacimiento: cambios en la imagen de su cuerpo, estilo de vida, arreglos en el trabajo y relaciones. Ahora la partera, especialista herbolaria y madre de cuatro, Aviva Jill Romm comparte sus años de experiencia y nos ilustra en cómo hacer de esta transición crucial de vida un suceso suave y feliz. Aviva ofrece soluciones a situaciones que pueden parecer completamente abrumadoras cómo tener el suficiente descanso al construir un círculo de apoyo de su familia y amigas; cómo comer bien usando sus 17 recetas altas en energía; cómo recargar su espíritu con baños sanadores; y cómo recobrar su fuerza y tono de su abdomen y del área pélvica, con ejercicios de yoga postnatales. Proporcionando 80 remedios herbales fáciles de hacer, para sanar y restaurar la vitalidad de su cuerpo y estimular la producción de leche, Aviva lleva su consejo a través del primer año completo, incluyendo pautas de cómo calmar a bebés molestos y cómo recobrar su vida sexual de las madres. Salud Natural después del Parto proporciona el apoyo que a menudo les falta a las nuevas madres ayuda tanto a las madres que se quedan en casa, como a aquellas que regresarán a sus trabajos poco después del parto. Escrito con humor y compasión por alguien que en realidad entiende el viaje, Aviva Romm ofrece una sabiduría práctica y estrategias concretas, para negociar con el hermoso pero demandante camino de la maternidad, mientras mantiene un fuerte sentido de su propio yo.

Committed to finding natural ways to care for their children, many parents seek techniques that do not require the invasive procedures and medications often associated with Western medicine. In Naturally Healthy Babies and Children midwife and herbalist Aviva Romm offers a comprehensive handbook that addresses the common health issues of children, from newborns to preadolescents. Aviva''s whole-child approach integrates herbal remedies, nutrition, hygiene, and alternative health techniques with supportive, informed parenting. From anemia to whooping cough, each entry includes herbal, dietary, and general recommendations, including tips on when to pursue professional medical care. Naturally Healthy Babies and Children is indispensable reading for families seeking safe, effective ways to practice healing techniques at home.

Provides essential advice for adjusting to the many challenges facing women during the first year after giving birth. • Offers practical tips for finding balance between being fully immersed in the beautiful but demanding path of motherhood and maintaining a sense of self. • Provides helpful herbal tips and recipes and includes gentle yoga exercises. • Addresses a new mother''s need to replenish her body, mind, and spirit so that she can nurture her child. • By the author of The Natural Pregnancy Book and Vaccinations: A Thoughtful Parent''s Guide. New mothers need care and support to adjust to the myriad challenges facing them after birth: changing body image, lifestyle, work arrangements, and relationships. Midwife, herbalist, and mother of four, Aviva Jill Romm shares her insights into how to make this crucial time a happy one. She provides essential advice for preparing for the postpartum period, coping during the first few days after the birth, establishing a successful breast-feeding relationship, getting enough rest, eating well even with a hectic schedule, and finding time to regain strength and tone with gentle yoga exercises. Woven throughout are helpful herbal tips and recipes to make the first year of motherhood a naturally healthy one. Natural Health after Birth also addresses a new mother''s need to replenish her body, mind, and spirit so that she can nurture her child. This book provides support both for women who plan to be home full or part time during the first year and those who must return to their jobs soon after the birth. With humor and compassion, Romm offers mothers practical wisdom for attaining the delicate balance between being fully immersed in the beautiful but demanding path of motherhood and maintaining a sense of self.

• A balanced, comprehensive guide to routine childhood vaccinations that offers parents the information they need to make the right choices for their child. • Fairly examines the pros and cons of this highly charged issue. Deciding whether or when to vaccinate a child is one of the most important--and most difficult--health-care decisions a parent will ever make. The recent increase in the number of vaccinations recommended and the concurrent controversies about whether vaccinations are safe or even effective have left many parents confused and concerned. Midwife, herbalist, and mother of four, Aviva Jill Romm sifts through the spate of current research on vaccine safety and efficacy and offers a sensible, balanced discussion of the pros and cons of each routine childhood vaccination. She presents the full spectrum of options available to parents: full vaccination on a standardized or individualized schedule, selective vaccination, or no vaccinations at all. Negotiating daycare and school requirements, dealing with other parents, and traveling with an unvaccinated child are covered in detail. The book also suggests ways to strengthen children''s immune systems and maintain optimal health and offers herbal and homeopathic remedies for childhood ailments. Emphasizing that no single approach is appropriate for every child, the author guides parents as they make the choices that are right for their child.

Con este libro, los padres aprenderán a prevenir y curar las enfermedades más habituales de la infancia mediante hierbas medicinales. Las plantas medicinales pueden desempeñar un importante papel en el cuidado de la salud infantil, ya que consumidas con regularidad tienen funciones preventivas y, administradas tras los primeros síntomas de una enfermedad, ayudan a que el niño recupere su salud de una manera natural. Este manual está escrito desde el convencimiento de que en ocasiones nuestro organismo tiene la capacidad de sanar por sí mismo si le proporcionamos los estímulos adecuados, como puede ser el uso de plantas medicinales. La obra no pretende sustituir el consejo de un médico, sino que intenta aportar información complementaria a la medicina tradicional. Los remedios naturales aquí descritos son fáciles de preparar y ayudarán a los padres a tomar decisiones ante un niño que tenga fiebre, dolor de estómago, trastornos del sueño, entre otros.

This is an indispensable volume for parents seeking safe and effective ways to promote and maintain their child''s health. Using a wide range of herbal and other natural remedies, Aviva Jill Romm -- midwife, herbalist, and mother of four -- presents her expertise in a form that is comprehensive and user-friendly.