Finally, one Australian book that provides practical, up-to-date, accurate and research-based information, on everything relating to preconception, pregnancy, childbirth and early parenting. Co-written by a midwife and a childbirth educator, with over 25 years collective experience in working closely with women and their families, this invaluable resource will be every prospective parent's bible when having a baby. "Birth", is reader-friendly, reassuring, unbiased and accessible to a wide readership. Many aspects of the book move into unchartered territories, such as the realistic management of labour pain, common emotional reactions that may be experienced on the journey to parenthood, relationship changes and challenges and how to survive these.