This guide introduces the essentials of nutrition, exercise - especially yoga - and massage. It also addresses the emotional aspects of pregnancy, and explores ways of acknowledging the changes so that both parents are able to enjoy the anticipation of birth. recognize their own needs. Approaching pregnancy from a holistic viewpoint, it features safe, drug-free treatments for both physical and emotional common ailments related to pregnancy, achieving health and spiritual wellbeing. Arthur Balaskas), The Encyclopedia of Pregnancy and Birth (with Yehudi Gordon) and Water Birth (also with Yehudi Gordon).