How to Survive Your First Six Weeks as a MotherThe first six weeks are a crucial time for mothers and their newborn babies. Maternity Leave: A New Mother’s Guide to the First Six Weeks Postpartum contains essential information for the new mother. It is a comprehensive book that addresses issues that may arise affecting mothers’ and babies’ physical and emotional well-being. Maternity Leave provides vital information for new mothers, their partners, and their families about what to expect in the first six weeks postpartum, and how to ease the transition into new motherhood. The first six weeks postpartum are a crucial time for the new mother and her newborn baby. The puerperium, or postpartum period, is considered to be the fourth stage of labor and begins immediately after delivery and lasts until the new mother is completely recovered, typically about six weeks. It is during this time that the foundation for parenting for mom, baby, and the family are established. The postpartum period is the time for the new mother to adapt, not only to her role as a mother and caregiver, but also to the changes in her body and her psychological status. This book provides vital information for new mothers, their partners and families about what to expect in the first six weeks postpartum. Maternity Leave: A New Mother's Guide to the First Six Weeks Postpartum contains essential information for the new mother. It is a comprehensive book on the normal postpartum period. This book contains valuable information that the new mother needs in order for her to be healthy so she can take good care of her newborn baby. Such topics such as: -PostBaby Body -PostBaby Brain -PostBaby Cesarean -PostBaby Breastfeeding and Breast Care: -PostBaby Diet: Weight, Exercise, Digestion, Hair and Skin will all be addressed, plus much more. This is a book for and about the new mother! Dr. Cheryl R. Zauderer, PhD, CNM, NPP, IBCLC is a registered nurse, a nurse-midwife a psychiatric nurse practitioner, and a lactation consultant. She is an Associate Professor at Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, Hempstead, New York. Dr. Zauderer also has a private practice in Garden City, N.Y. where she treats women with perinatal mood disorders, and other women's health issues.