Pregnancy, birth & baby care

Why Oxytocin Matters

by Kerstin Uvnäs Moberg

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Oxytocin, or the ‘hormone of health and life’, is a hugely important substance for pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding – working in a woman’s body and brain to make changes during pregnancy, optimise labour, increase milk production and support bonding. Research has shown that we can encourage the body’s oxytocin system by supporting mothers’ wellbeing through birth practices and postnatal care. We also now know that oxytocin is present in everyone, of any age, directing a whole system of effects that have consequences for family life, including bonding, stress reduction and social interaction. In Why Oxytocin Matters Kerstin Uvnäs Moberg, a leading oxytocin researcher, shows how a better understanding of our biology can be immensely helpful for new parents and those who work to support families.

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Pinter & Martin Publishers

Pinter & Martin Publishers

Pinter & Martin is an independent publishing company based in London. Most of our books are distributed worldwide. We publish authors who challenge the status quo. We specialise in pregnancy, birth & parenting, health & nutrition, psychology and yoga. Pinter & Martin was founded on May 9th, 1997 by the writer and film-maker Martin Wagner and childbirth educator Maria Pinter, when we realised that Stanley Milgram's extraordinary book Obedience to Authority was out of print in the UK. Some milestones were the publication of Childbirth without Fear in 2004, which started our ever-growing pregnancy, birth & parenting list; Irrationality in 2007, which was our first genuine bestseller; and the publication of The Politics of Breastfeeding in 2009, followed by our first book for La Leche League International, The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding in 2010. In 2015 Pinter & Martin acquired the yoga publisher YogaWords, which was originally a joint venture by Paul Walker (1961-2016) of YogaMatters and Martin Wagner. In April 2016 Pinter & Martin opened effraspace a multi-purpose venue dedicated to pregnancy, birth & parenting education. In 2017 we published the bestselling The Positive Birth Book and Manhood, followed by Womanhood in 2019.  We continue to publish books which are close to our hearts. Our books be viewed on our website:  https://www.pinterandmartin.com

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  • Publisher Pinter & Martin
  • Publication Date October 2019
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9781780666051
  • Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
  • FormatPaperback
  • Primary Price 8.99 GBP
  • Pages168
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Copyright Year2019
  • Dimensions172x111 mm
  • Illustrationsome line drawings
  • SeriesPinter & Martin Why It Matters

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