With Child: Wisdom and Traditions for Pregnancy, Birth, and Motherhood

By Deborah Jackson

Book Overview

Beautifully illustrated with over 150 paintings and drawings, With Child celebrates the wonder of pregnancy and motherhood. Drawing on the vast, inherited body of wisdom of mothers around the world, expert Deborah Jackson has translated ancient rituals and myths into practical knowledge that will instruct and encourage mothers (and fathers too). Discover herbal remedies to stop your baby from crying; yoga techniques for pregnancy; or how to use feng shui to plan the baby's sleeping place. With Child is a beautiful volume to be treasured and shared by all parents.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811824004
• ISBN13: 9780811824002
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.3" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Birthing is a rite of Passage

Nothing can be more fulfilling than the creation of life. When you are expecting your own child you are filled with creative energy and usually have a strong desire to express it. Reading With Child will help you find so many ways to explore the feelings you have by offering suggestions of rituals to do that will help fulfill the need to connect with the birthing power of other women. Filled with traditional birthing wisdom and cultural traditions this book helps you to really feel in tune with pregnancy and birth as it is viewed around the world.