Author:Yehudi Gordon,Harriet Sharkey,Andy Raffles,Felicity Fine
Written by one of the world's leading obstetricians, this A-Z health guide is designed for easy use to help and empower you to make an informed decision on your own or your baby's health.
Yehudi Gordon's integrated approach examines the nature of a condition and possible medical or complementary care, beginning with self-help where appropriate, and outlines further treatment or procedures that may be advised by midwives or doctors.
As an unrivalled source of expert medical advice, this book is essential reading for every parent.
the very best book on the subject
—— Independent on Birth and BeyondA wonderful book for any mother-to-be, filled with beautiful photography and sound advice... Packed with information, it explores both conventional and complimentary approaches to pregnancy, birth and baby care. Best of all, the tome is neither dictatorial nor patronising, allowing you to make your own choices
—— Junior on Birth and Beyondan excellent, easy-to-read and thoughtful book
—— Baby & You on Birth and Beyondthe definitive guide to pregnancy, birth preparation, your newborn, toddler and family. There's nothing this book doesn't cover. It is an essential reference guide for your bookshelf - so don't journey through the bewilderment of parenthood alone, when this book will hold your hand
—— Maternity on Birth and BeyondIf there is such a thing as a good birth guide, this is the one. The modern, fresh approach and indispensable advice...(Gordon's) marriage of conventional medicine and less traditional methods will please every parent and parent-to-be. Paediatrics, midwifery, nutrition and exercise all meet in the only book that the would-be parent will ever need
—— Pride magazine on Birth and BeyondInstead of prescriptive dos and don’ts to stop the little darlings from murdering each other, the authors suggest roles to suit different situations.
—— Families MagazineThanks for the advice. I will definitely try these techniques.
—— Rosy Bennett, AskAMum.co.ukWith wit punctuating lambent nostalgia, Erica Heller brings her father to life in an animated, absorbing fashion, documenting his quirky habits, celebrity, and "invisible, unfathomable inner cycle," but also her parents' divorce and Heller's suffering with Guillain-Barre syndrome. The total effect is akin to leafing through a bulging family scrapbook where one finds a few blurry images among many snapshots in sharp focus. Erica Heller has inherited her father's finely tuned flair with words
—— Publishers WeeklyIntimate, yet well-researched..comedic and poignant, her many-faceted memoir is rendered in high-definition as Heller recounts meals, travels, parties, arguments, lies, and the serious illnesses that afflicted her and her parents. Writing with wit, compassion, aplomb, and no little wonder at what her father wrought and her mother endured and how this legacy shaped her, Heller presents an involving and invaluable work of personal and cultural history.
—— BooklistHeller's family memoir brims with warm reflections right from the opening chapters... An affectionate family scrapbook crafted with a bittersweet blend of humor and pathos
—— Kirkus ReviewsErica Heller to me is like a Carrie Fisher on the East Coast. She is as authentic as they come
—— Richard Lewis, comedian, actor, authorErica Heller has a story to tell and I for one am eager to see it in print. I think this is going to be one hell(er) of a memoir
—— Christopher Buckley, author of Losing Mum and PupThe New York of the period leaps off the page
—— Emma Hagestadt , IndependentHeller's domestic side is evoked with painful detail by his daughter, Erica, in her well written, occasionally harrowing memoir, Yossarian Slept Here
—— Sunday TimesLikeable memoir...just as Daugherty is blind to the limitations of Heller's work so he appears resistant to personal criticism of Heller or rebuke. Just One Catch is no hagiography but, of these two biographical accounts on Yossarian Slept Here gives us the gruff, arrogant big shot; the smug cocky fellow who sometimes showed up to friend's cocktail parties for the sheer fun of insulting them
—— Leo Robson , Financial Times