The chapter focuses on creating a safe environment for pregnant women. We touch, throughout the chapter, on the range of emotions which pregnancy can cause in women and their partners; we give advice on how to choose a practitioner and a companion for the duration of the pregnancy relating to ...

Becoming a mother changes our point of view, leaving us to face a new range of emotions, which can sway from one extreme to another. The chapter deals with the health and wellbeing of the new mothers during the initial period after the arrival of the baby. This is a ...

A childbearing loss, no matter how it happens (miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS etc) is an extremely distressing loss. Even a woman who decides to terminate her pregnancy, for whatever reason, can undergo a profound and agonizing experience of bereavement. The loss can affect the way we see ourselves and may have ...

Dealing with infertility is not easy, especially in Israel where giving birth is seen as a natural part of being a woman. The chapter focuses on infertility, the possible reasons for it, the physical, emotional and social implications, the possible treatments and their consequences. The chapter opens by defining fertility ...