The Pregnancy Miracle manual will serve many women, in a multitude of situations.

Can you find yourself in one of the many descriptions below? I could name a handful of women I know right this minute that would benefit from and enjoy this book.

Are you/have you:

-desiring to become pregnant any time soon?
-experiencing any kind of "female" reproductive or hormonal issue?
-having any trouble getting pregnant? Think you are "too old?"
-wanting to be in optimum health during your childbearing years?
-had a miscarriage or preterm birth?
-interested in learning more about your body, and fertility in particular?
-a midwife, healer or other professional that works in women's health?

I absolutely promise that not only is this manual easy to read, but its core focus is music to my alternative health ears. The author offers great advice-listen to your body, keep your own fertility charts and be empowered and in charge about what comes next.

She educates and inspires the reader to correct any health imbalances, from detailed information on fasting and cleansing, to intricate details of Chinese medicine that will appeal to those that like to self-treat (it's also just as easy to get an idea of what your imbalance might be, and then go see a good acupuncturist to confirm and treat.)

Creating this crucial balance in the body can solve not only fertility problems, but menstrual and hormonal problems as well. Seemingly unrelated issues, like preterm birth are also discussed, and I was pleased to see that as we tend to think it is "different" than infertility because there is already a baby! But, as she explains (and as I agree), women that experience preterm births are often just as imbalanced as those that experience infertility and miscarriage. That was fascinating to me, to consider preterm birth as a variation of infertility.

At first it sounds strange, but if you read about Chinese Medicine and how the different body systems are affected (in pregnancy, infertility, etc.), you will understand how one imbalance can create a multitude of problems.

Titled Pregnancy Miracle, this book is truly for any woman in her childbearing years. As a veteran "patient" of Chinese medicine, I can personally attest to the amazing improvement I have experienced receiving acupuncture. Most of my experience comes from the postpartum period (although I do get acupuncture when I am pregnant).

It is my firm belief that every woman who has ever been pregnant needs to get her body back on track this way! A good acupuncturist is amazingly deft at linking all kinds of seemingly unrelated symptoms or complaints-and in the postpartum, I usually find myself with quite a few! Headaches, appetite, strange bleeding-my amazing acupuncturist sees these symptoms, of mine among others, as a spleen deficiency. Why spend the time and money to correct it? Well, I feel better, I sleep better and my hormones line up very quickly. A spleen deficiency, according to my acupuncturist, is not just common after birth but almost typical.

Neglecting to rebalance in this 

could cause hormonal issues and even miscarriage-as the spleen is the organ to "hold the baby." This is all to say that balancing in all the ways this author recommends is not optional-but vital!

Two particular points of encouragement and interest that are discussed are age and fertility and some new fertility technology. Anyone deemed "old" by the medical world will find solace in this text; Chinese medicine, in particular, does not site "old age" as a fertility deterrent!

Again, it is all about balance. The older a woman is, the more likely it is that her hormones are a bit off, therefore causing problems with the reproductive system. At the very least, those women just beginning to struggle with infertility (and definitely those getting ready to conceive) need to read this book and get cracking.

Secondly, the information that was new to me (as a midwife that deals with these issues regularly!) was absolutely fascinating! Did you know that, besides your cyclical ovulation each month, there is another opportunity for conception, based on the lunar cycle? I am a fertility awareness nut and I was pleased to have this other method of fertility awareness be news to me! In addition, the author does discuss technologies such as spit tests for detecting ovulation and newer tools like the home sperm test.

If you are planning on becoming pregnant or are actually trying, you must read this book. And in the case of running into any problems "achieving", you must read this. It will empower you, give you hope and plenty of information and ideas to research and implement.

Do not think your average fertility doc is going to know or spend time on any of the possible solutions; they just aren't in the mindset of Western medicine. For example, do you know what supplements may hinder or help fertility? Every woman owes it to herself to take charge of this process. This book will give you the tools and encouragement to do so.

However, this manual is not for women that desire an easier fix (if it really can be seen as "easier") by the Western medicine world. Putting the plan of balancing the body and educating the mind into action requires commitment and fortitude. Simply said, Pregnancy Miracle is for women wanting to accept responsibility for and participate in their healthcare, their overall wellness, and of course, their fertility.