A holistic overview of child health and development for complementary therapists from diverse disciplines who work with babies and children. In order to deliver effective care and make their own treatment more successful, practitioners needs to know how the issue they are treating relates to other systems, both mental and physical.

Foreword by Franklyn Sills. Acknowledgements. Disclaimer. Introduction. John Wilks, Bowen Technique and Craniosacral Therapy Practitioner, UK. 1. Stress During Pregnancy: Fetal-placental Mechanisms and Antidotes. Ann Diamond Weinstein, Preconception, Prenatal and Early Parenting Specialist, USA, and Michael J. Shea, Licensed Massage Therapist, Adjunct Faculty, Santa Barbara Graduate Institute, California, USA. 2. The Effects of Maternal Trauma on Children's Psychological Health. Professor Franz Ruppert, Professor of Psychology, University of Applied Sciences, Munich, Germany. 3. Polyvagal Theory and Vagal Tone in Babies. Dr Carolyn Goh, Private Bowen Therapy Practice, London, UK. 4. Attachment, Brains and and Babies: How We Are Shaped By Our Earliest Relationships. Graham Kennedy, Co-Founder and Joint Principal, Institute of Craniosacral Studies, UK. 5. Every Baby Has a Story to Tell: Memory Crying and Baby Body Language as an Expression of Experience in Babies. Matthew Appleton, Co-Founder and Director, Concious Embodiment Trainings, Bristol, UK. 6. Prenatal Umbilical Affect: The Great Prenatal Conundrum. Matthew Appleton. 7. How Therapists can Understand and Help with the Implications of Wider Family Dynamics. David Haas, Supervisor, UK Craniosacral Therapy Association. 8. Supporting Babies, Children, and their Families on their Journey of Integration. David Haas. 9. Allergies, Gut health, Autoimmunity and the Microbiome. Dr Carolyn Goh. 10. Interventions at Birth and How to Work with them. John Wilks. 11. Emotional First Aid for Babies and their Parents: Fundamentals and Practice of Attachment-Based Parent-Infant Body Psychotherapy. Thomas Harms, Co-Founder, Centre for Primary Prevention and Body Psychotherapy (ZePP), and the Crybaby Clinic, Berlin, Germany. 12. Therapies for Babies and Children. John Wilks and Anita Hegerty, Osteopath, UK. Appendices. Resources. Author Biographies. Subject Index. Author Index.

A holistic overview of child health and development for complementary therapists from diverse disciplines who work with babies and children. In order to deliver effective care and make their own treatment more successful, practitioners needs to know how the issue they are treating relates to other systems, both mental and physical.