Books and videos about pregnancy
It can be really nice to read books about your pregnancy or watch informative videos. The book list below contains informative books, but also books with fun and interesting stories. You can borrow some of these books from us. If you are interested, just ask us when you come for a check-up. Further down the page there are two interesting videos about pregnancy.
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BOOKS ABOUT PREGNANCY
Veilig zwanger, het complete handboek.
Beatrijs Smulders & Mariël Croon
ISBN: 90-215-339-52.
Veilig Zwanger is a clearly structured book covering every aspect of pregnancy. Information and handy tips alternate with the experiences of pregnant women and of the authors themselves.
Een beetje zwanger, handboek voor vaders.
Arend van Dam.
ISBN: 90-254-6509-9.
Fathers-to-be also have plenty of questions about pregnancy, birth and the time afterwards. This book answers these questions and gives tips on what the father can do during the birth. Veilig zwanger, het complete handboek.
Natuurlijk zwanger.
Zita West
ISBN: 90-269-2578-6
An inspiring handbook for an alternative approach to support during pregnancy and birth.
Het tweelingenboek.
Lenny Duijvelaar & Anjo Geluk
ISBN: 90-215-3518-1
A handy book with hundreds of tips, supplemented with advice from experts and the experiences of many parents of twins.
Veilig bevallen, het complete handboek.
Beatrijs Smulders & Mariël Croon
ISBN: 90-215-339-52.
Veilig Zwanger is a clearly structured book covering every aspect of pregnancy. Information and handy tips alternate with the experiences of pregnant women and of the authors themselves.
Veilig bevallen, het complete handboek.
Adrienne de Reede-Dunselman
ISBN: 90-325-0758-3
Beatrijs Smulders & Mariël Croon
ISBN: 90-215-339-52.
Everything you need to know about breastfeeding is in this book. Highly recommended.
Bevallen en opstaan.
Jetske Spanjer et al.
ISBN: 90-254-1367-6.
This is a book that gives you extensive information from the moment of conception up to and including the first weeks after the birth of the baby. At the back of the book you will find stories from other mothers.Veilig zwanger, het complete handboek.
Rondom zwangerschap.
Jet van Bochove and Riet van Vlijmen.
ISBN: 90-225-1815-9.
A clear and informative book that looks not only at pregnancy and birth, but also at the period before you are pregnant.
Wij krijgen een baby.
Lennart Nilsson & Lena Katarina Swanberg
ISBN:
Children’s book. Illustrated with photos, it explains how a pregnancy comes about.
Als je zwangerschap misloopt.
Martha van Buuren and Wiebe Braam.
ISBN: 90-384-0365-8.
Besides the ‘theoretical’ aspects of a miscarriage, this book above all offers many recognisable stories from other women.
Duik in je weeën.
Carita Salomé and Juliette de Wit.
ISBN: 90-269-6264-9.
With funny drawings / illustrations, it gives a picture of what you can do during the birth. It contains handy tips on coping with pain, breathing through contractions and various pushing positions. It also gives exercises to train the muscles you use during the birth.
Handboek Borstvoeding.
La Leche League International.
ISBN: 90-252-9543-6
Translation of the English book The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. This book by the breastfeeding organisation La Leche League contains a combination of medical facts, practical information and experiences of parents.
Het wonder van de zwangerschap.
Geraldine Lux Flanagan.
ISBN: 90-215-2910-6.
With beautiful photos, the development of the baby is followed month by month from conception. A nice book to look up what your baby looks like at a certain stage of pregnancy.
Zwangerschap en voeding.
Nienke ten Hoor en Sonja van de Rhoer.
ISBN: 90-410-0510-2.
This book not only discusses what healthy eating during pregnancy involves, it also provides recipes. There are also handy tips for common pregnancy complaints such as morning sickness and constipation.
Bolle buiken.
Henri Kap et al.
ISBN: 90-6806-318-9
A collection of stories in which various parents-to-be and new fathers and mothers describe their experiences.
Soms gaat een baby dood.
Astrid Merkx.
ISBN: 90-804229-1-6.
This book describes the possible reactions to the death of a baby. It also gives practical tips so that parents can say goodbye to their child in the best possible way.
Het moedergevoel.
Dorothé Duijves.
ISBN: 90-215-8642-8
A book about your new life as a mother. In this book, women talk about the enjoyable but also the less enjoyable sides of motherhood. A book in which you will find comfort, recognition and practical tips.
Borstvoeding geven.
Vivian Weigert
ISBN: 90-243-7595-9
A practical handbook with handy tips from the very beginning until the moment you want to stop.
VIDEOS ABOUT PREGNANCY
Beautiful animation of the birth
You can see exactly how the baby turns and is born through the pelvis.