Yoga For Pregnancy, Birth And Beyond

YOGA provides a multitude of physical and emotional benefits that can enhance the whole experience of birth and parenting. This is the only guide to identify the real advantages of yoga for mother and baby.
STEP-BY-STEP YOGA POSTURES specially adapted for each trimester, with simple breathing exercises, show how to give birth "lightly" with minimum strain.
UNIQUE YOGA AND RELAXATION EXERCISES help develop shared wellbeing from conception to 16 weeks after birth, and help mothers heal after giving birth.
WRITTEN BY FRANCOISE FREEDMAN, medical anthropologist at the University of Cambridge, mother of four and the founder of Birthlight, an organization that promotes a sensitive approach to pregnancy, birth and babies through yoga.