Publisher's Synopsis
This comprehensive, easy-to-read manual for second language readers covers staying healthy during pregnancy, how to manage in labour and how to cope with the baby after the birth. The different stages of labor are explained with simple instructions on self-help techniques e.g. breathing and massage. In each chapter, difficult words are underlined and the word is explained alongside in Xhosa, Zulu, Southern Sotho and Afrikaans. It should be useful for midwives, primary health care workers and pregnant women.
