This reassuring and comforting guide dedicates a chapter to each month of pregnancy and provides both devotional and practical instruction about conception, the stages of labor and delivery, and the experience of caring for a newborn.

"...readers will find a joyful, prayerful mediation for each week of pregnancy - and for the first few weeks following the child's birth. These reflections are designed to enhance the experience of pregnancy and heighten the woman's awareness of being a co-creator with God. This combination meditation book/personal journal offers the mother-to-be an excellent guide to deep spiritual growth during pregnancy - and a place to record and save her own experience of The Nine-Month Miracle." -- from back cover.

Meet a husband and wife in need of a miracle in Shelley Rivers’s latest touching Harlequin Medical Romance. A baby… …to heal them? When nurse Gila said “I do” to a lifetime of love with Dr. Leo, she never imagined that their one-of-a-kind connection would be ripped apart just as she discovered she was expecting a baby. Now Gila is eight-months pregnant—and stunned to learn that her estranged husband has become her temporary colleague! While Gila and Leo are determined to co-parent their child, will a workplace reunion lead them to the happily-ever-after they once dreamed of? From Harlequin Medical: Life and love in the world of modern medicine.

Offers a description of prenatal development explaining the technical aspects of conception and growth without losing the sense of wonder.

Join a family of three who spend nine whole months waiting, from a frosty winter through a sun-dappled summer, until finally . . . a baby is here. A Boston Globe - Horn Book Honor Recipient An NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students A Capitol Choices Noteworthy Title A soon-to-be big sister and her parents prepare for the arrival of a new baby in the family. Alternating panels depict what the family is experiencing in tandem with how the baby is growing, spanning everything from receiving the news about the new baby to the excitement of its arrival. In this pregnancy book unlike any other one out there, watch what's actually happening through meticulously detailed, actual size illustrations, perfectly paired with a lyrical yet informative text, and culminating in a warm, joyful birth scene. Complete with backmatter that includes an elaboration on pregnancy, a list of amazing things babies can do before they're born, and more, Miranda Paul and Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin deliver another spectacular nonfiction picture book. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A Horn Book Best Book of the Year A Bank Street Best Book of the Year - Outstanding Merit