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  • The Modern Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond

  • By: Marie Louise
  • Narrated by: Marie Louise
  • Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (418 ratings)

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Brought to you by Penguin.

Whether you are planning for a baby, just found out you are pregnant or well into your third trimester, this book will help you to feel confident, informed and inspired about your exciting journey ahead.

Through years of work with families, Senior Midwife Marie Louise reveals the key things that will make the biggest, most positive difference to you and your baby as you navigate these life-changing months.

As well as this, Marie Louise is renowned for bringing complex science to life. You’ll discover fascinating facts that underpin everything you and your baby will go through, including -

- How your nervous system is synced with your baby and why baby already knows a lot about you when they are born

- The unique process your baby goes through to pass through the birth canal and how you work together in labour

- Incredible facts about breast milk

Packed with the most up-to-date findings and expert insights, you'll find everything you need to prepare for motherhood and, most importantly, understand and appreciate just how amazing you and your baby both are!

©2020 Marie Louise (P)2020 Penguin Audio
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absolutely amazing 👏

I'm so impressed with that book. If you first mother to be especially in UK that book is like bible of knowledge for new mums. Also the wqy is presented it help you to gain confidence and better awareness of what to expect. highly!!!! recomended

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Straightforward Digestible Parenting Advice

Fab and insightful. Great introduction into all aspects of pregnancy, birth and the beginning of life with a newborn.
I will definitely be recommending and going back to listen over several sections

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Absolutely loved this audiobook

This book is fantastic! I enjoyed listening to every chapter without any exceptions. Well put together, clearly written and is full of reassurance for the new mums. Looking forwards to more books by Marie Louise.

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I am an expecting father and I found this book to be very informative, with plenty useful tips. Gives you an insight to have a better understanding for what your partner goes through and how you can help

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loads of useful information

a useful book filled with tons of useful information. Marie Louise is clearly very knowledgeable, if a bit deadpan vocally, but this was highly informative and shares information from multiple points of view and has left me feeling more informed in the build up to my birth.

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Really enjoyed this book

I found listening to rather than reading so helpful whilst pregnant so I could multitask - this is one of my favourite books! The content is great, I love that the author is British too. She provides lots of handy tips and things to consider and doesn’t come across as condescending!

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Everything a new mum needs !

So helpful and reassuring. The authors voice is perfect for the subject too - very calming

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Very informative

Great start to my reading and covers exactly what it says in the title. Also excellent that it us from a midwife's perspective and based on research

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Your best friend during pregnancy

Thankyou so much Marie Louise! I really feel like you’ve been a caring friend holding my hand throughout this entire book. The information you’ve provided has given me so much confidence with my first pregnancy and I now feel empowered in looking forward to my birth. I love your holistic and open minded approach to self care and medicine and I love how mother-centred this whole book is. I have implemented so many of your suggestions with brilliant results. My baby girl is healthy and thriving at 23 weeks and I feel better than I’ve ever felt before. I loved your narration throughout- it felt warm and genuine and soothing. This is a book I will be re listening to many times over!

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Really helpful!

Comprehensive, plain-talking, practical, kind. I really appreciated that this was written by a UK qualified midwife because it details the support that is available on the NHS. I also liked that this combines or considers traditional, medical and alternative approaches and is non-judgemental.

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