The Jewish Pregnancy Book: A Resource for the Soul, Body & Mind during Pregnancy, Birth and the First Three Months

This book aims to provide the pregnant woman with medical information and spiritual nourishment from the Jewish tradition. While the material is not exclusively Orthodox, there are many prayers and techinot that will be familiar to the reader, as well as a discussion of traditional Jewish folk customs. Also included are prayers and meditations to be said before an ultrasound, before an amniocentesis, before a C-section, on visiting one’s babies in the NICU, on getting a baby to sleep, and after a miscarriage. There is serious discussion of pre-natal testing and fetal development, and potential pregnancy problems as well as discussions on issues such as selective reduction and home birth. The last third of the book contains what is termed “Pre-natal AlephBet yoga, a unique blend of yoga and spirituality inspired by the letters of the Hebrew alphabet.”