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| heartbeat love child: RAFAEL'S LOVE-CHILD Kate Walker, Hiroko Miura, 2018-03-25 When she woke up in a hospital room, he asked her if she knew who she was. The voice belonged to a black-haired, beautiful and intellectual man named Rafael. According to him, Serena had lost a year’s worth of memories in a car crash, and the car she was riding in belonged to Rafael! She wonders what all this means, but even Rafael doesn’t know. Although Rafael says he’s never seen her before, he’s also visited her in the hospital every day. And since she didn’t have anywhere to go, he’s offered to let her stay in his mansion…as long as she takes care of his motherless child! |
| heartbeat love child: The Love Child Amanda Brookfield, 2024-10-06 When Janine and Dougie fell in love they thought it would be for ever. Fifteen years later their relationship is well and truly over, their daughter Stevie their one remaining connection. Stevie is on the cusp of adulthood. At sixteen, she's not quite a child, but not quite grown up: a dangerous age. But it's only during a birthday celebration in Spain, when she gets too close to one of Dougie's best friends, that her parents realise just how dangerous. With friendships shattered and trusts betrayed, Janine and Dougie - brought together in Stevie's moment of crisis - know they must see beyond the past if they're to secure their daughter's future. But even with such a lot at stake, can a relationship with so many complications ever have a future. Perfect for fans of Joanna Trollope and Anita Shreve, Amanda Brookfield's The Love Child is a profoundly moving story about the redeeming power of love. What readers are saying about Amanda Brookfield: ‘Excellent characterisation, well written and pretty absorbing. This book has got me over my reading slump. I'm now off to buy more of her books. Highly recommend it you want a gentle read about family, friendship and finding yourself. Really enjoyed reading about all of the characters.’ ‘I could read it again, I read it so fast, I couldn't put it down.** Very well written**. I will definitely read more from this author in the future.’ ‘Brilliant book - just when I thought I knew what was going to happen, another twist popped up - had me picking it up whenever I had the chance.’ ‘A great story, great characters, vivid, immediate, so 'real', and such compassion. Every bit a page turner as Brookfield so gets you into her people. If you like reading really well written real-life novels about your relationships, try this.’ Praise for Amanda Brookfield: 'An engaging, emotionally-charged and intriguing story' Michelle Gorman 'No one gets to the heart of human relationships quite so perceptively as Brookfield.' The Mirror 'Unputdownable. Perceptive. Poignant. I loved it.' bestselling author Patricia Scanlan on Before I Knew You 'If Joanna Trollope is the queen of the Aga Saga, then Amanda Brookfield must be a strong contender for princess.' Oxford Times |
| heartbeat love child: Claiming His Love-Child Sandra Marton, 2009-07-08 A one night stand leads to a pregnancy and marriage of convenience for a lawyer and a law student in this sexy romance from a USA Today bestseller. He can’t get that one night out of his head . . . And when Cullen O’Connell sees Marissa again, he discovers that one night of passion has created more than a memory. . . . She’s pregnant with his love-child! Cullen offers a marriage of convenience to claim his baby. Marissa has no choice but to accept. But can a marriage born of duty turn into love. . . ? |
| heartbeat love child: The Lovechild Ashea S. Goldson, 2013-06-20 Makaeli Lovechild Hunt, a successful fashion designer, struggles with her own spirituality and bi-racial identity until a family emergency forces her to face her tumultuous past. In seven life-altering days, she discovers what forgiveness really means. Amidst crises painful enough to make her turn her back on God forever, she learns what it means to be God's lovechild. |
| heartbeat love child: SANTIAGO'S LOVE-CHILD Vol.2 Kim Lawrence, Yuri Takagi, 2020-02-01 After times get tough for Lily, her best friend, Rachel, has an idea for how to cheer her up—a weekend getaway with a handsome man! It takes some convincing, but Lily agrees to go along with it…only to find out that the man in question is Santiago Morais, a man she loved and thought she’d never see again. What a cruel coincidence! Lily curses her luck. She met Santiago in Spain the year before. One split second was all it took for them to fall in love. But after days of passionate bliss, their love shattered into a million little pieces. Santiago thought he had Lily all figured out—he thought she was a heartless woman who would say anything to seduce a man… Now she has to face him again and look him in the eye…but unlike last year, his eyes now burn with anger. |
| heartbeat love child: His Secret Love-Child Marion Lennox, 2010-10-01 Cal Jamieson never gets involved. That is why he's a surgeonin isolated Crocodile Creek, and why he never wants afamily—and why Gina Lopez had to leave him.Then Gina returns, with the son he didn't know he had. She'sonly come to tell Cal he is a father, but she is forced to stay whenan abandoned baby needs all her medical skills. Can Cal face up tofatherhood? Can he risk losing Gina again? And can hepersuade her to stay—this time for good? |
| heartbeat love child: The Lovechild Ashea Goldson, 2008 In this emotional and thought-provoking book, a successful designer faces personal crises that could destroy her--or lead her back to God. |
| heartbeat love child: SANTIAGO'S LOVE-CHILD Kim Lawrence, Yuri Takagi, 2017-11-22 【A story by USA Today bestselling author becomes a comic!】After times get tough for Lily, her best friend, Rachel, has an idea for how to cheer her up?a weekend getaway with a handsome man! It takes some convincing, but Lily agrees to go along with it…only to find out that the man in question is Santiago Morais, a man she loved and thought she’d never see again. What a cruel coincidence! Lily curses her luck. She met Santiago in Spain the year before. One split second was all it took for them to fall in love. But after days of passionate bliss, their love shattered into a million little pieces. Santiago thought he had Lily all figured out?he thought she was a heartless woman who would say anything to seduce a man… Now she has to face him again and look him in the eye…but unlike last year, his eyes now burn with anger. |
| heartbeat love child: Argentinian Playboy, Unexpected Love-Child Chantelle Shaw, 2009-09-01 Billionaire polo player Diego Ortega has seen the world and sampled many of its women. Sweet beauty Rachel Summers has sated his appetite—so why does he find his body yearning for more? Rachel knows she is not Diego's type—less glamorous supermodel, more wholesome country girl. But that doesn't mean she has to wear her heart on her sleeve. She kept her virginity a secret before he bedded her…. But now she has to tell Diego she's carrying his baby! |
| heartbeat love child: The Greek Billionaire's Love-Child Sarah Morgan, 2009-05-01 In this contemporary romance, a nurse is dumped by her surgeon lover only to discover he’s a billionaire and she’s pregnant. Six months of bliss with gorgeous, high-flying pediatric surgeon Nikos Mariakos leaves children’s nurse Ella head over heels in love . . . until Nikos unexpectedly ends the relationship. Later that same day, Ella’s pregnancy test turns positive, and it is only then that Ella discovers—from a celebrity magazine—that the father of her baby is a billionaire. When he learns Ella is expecting his child, everything changes for Nikos. This rich Greek playboy is back on the children’s ward, and back in Ella’s life. Nikos is determined to be a full-time dad, and taking Ella as his convenient wife seems the only solution. |
| heartbeat love child: Lovechild Metsy Hingle, 2011-07-15 AN UNFINISHED LOVE AFFAIR… Jacques Gaston had loved all women, until he'd found one woman he wanted with an urgent hunger. But the blond beauty had disappeared from his bed and his life. Now, reunited three years later, Jacques was determined to seduce her again. Only this time, when the affair ended, he planned to be the one to walk away…. A SECRET BABY When Liza O'Malley had discovered her pregnancy, she had fled Jacques's erotic embrace. She knew he feared the darkness within himself, and he had always vowed never to be a father. Leaving had been difficult, and Liza wasn't sure she could resist his tantalizing touch a second time around. This time she had to convince him what they had was much more than an affair…. |
| heartbeat love child: Heartbeat Sharon Creech, 2004-03-16 Run run run. That's what twelve-year-old Annie loves to do. When she's barefoot and running, she can hear her heart beating . . . thump-thump, thump-thump. It's a rhythm that makes sense in a year when everything's shifting: Her mother is pregnant, her grandfather is forgetful, and her best friend, Max, is always moody. Everything is changing, just like the apple Annie's been assigned to draw a hundred times. Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech masterfully weaves this story about a young girl beginning to understand the many rhythms of life and how she fits within them. |
| heartbeat love child: His Royal Love-Child Lucy Monroe, 2006-05-01 Danette Michaels knew that when she became Principe Marcello Scorsolini's secret mistress there would be no marriage, no future and no public acknowledgment. At the time it was enough. But Danette can't be Marcello's secret any longer. She wants him, all or nothing — even if it means their affair is over. Until a pregnancy test changes the rules forever.... |
| heartbeat love child: ohpikinâwasowin / Growing a Child Leona Makokis, Ralph Bodor, Avery Calhoun, Stephanie Tyler, 2020-08-26T00:00:00Z Western theory and practice are over-represented in child welfare services for Indigenous peoples, not the other way around. Contributors to this collection invert the long-held, colonial relationship between Indigenous peoples and systems of child welfare in Canada. By understanding the problem as the prevalence of the Western universe in child welfare services rather than Indigenous peoples, efforts to understand and support Indigenous children and families are fundamentally transformed. Child welfare for Indigenous peoples must be informed and guided by Indigenous practices and understandings. Privileging the iyiniw (First people, people of the land) universe leads to reinvigorating traditional knowledges, practices and ceremonies related to children and families that have existed for centuries. The chapters of ohpikinâwasowin/Growing a Child describe wisdom-seeking journeys and service-provision changes that occurred in Treaty 6, Treaty 7, and Treaty 8 territory on Turtle Island. Many of the teachings are nehiyaw (Cree) and some are from the Blackfoot people. Taken together, this collection forms a whole related to the Turtle Lodge Teachings, which expresses nehiyaw stages of development, and works to undo the colonial trappings of Canada’s current child welfare system. |
| heartbeat love child: Inspire My Soul for New Beginnings Tatita Maria Sanchez, 2009-04-29 Do you aspire to become a better person? How do you restore your spirit? Do you deserve to be renewed? If you are like most people, you have asked similar questions. Perhaps you simply want to redefine your life. Your very existence is a journey of ups and downs. No one is perfect. Each individual journey is different. The number eight represents new beginnings in the bible. This book embody by eight chapters will intrigue you to manifest your inner spirit. No one is alone in the passage of life. You are Gods greatest creation. You are a possibility with God. These poems are straightforward expressions of life. There is something for you that exist within this book! |
| heartbeat love child: Her Secret, His Love-Child Tina Duncan, 2010-05-01 Hard-hearted tycoon Alex Webber is reeling. The passionate woman who once put fire in his blood is back…in his slick penthouse office… armed with a shocking surprise…. Alex's rigidly controlled life is disrupted when he learns he is to become a father. Yet the intensity of his need for Katrina is equally unsettling…and completely addictive! So Alex demands Katrina move in with him. Only, now he has pregnant Katrina back where he wants her, will their red-hot nights be enough to sate this playboy's hunger? |
| heartbeat love child: Lovechild Mary Hanes, 1972 |
| heartbeat love child: Becoming Yourself Alison Miller, 2018-05-11 In contrast to the author's previous book, Healing the Unimaginable: Treating Ritual Abuse and Mind Control, which was for therapists, this book is designed for survivors of these abuses. It takes the survivor systematically through understanding the abuses and how his or her symptoms may be consequences of these abuses, and gives practical advice regarding how a survivor can achieve stability and manage the life issues with which he or she may have difficulty. The book also teaches the survivor how to work with his or her complex personality system and with the traumatic memories, to heal the wounds created by the abuse. A unique feature of this book is that it addresses the reader as if he or she is dissociative, and directs some information and exercises towards the internal leaders of the personality system, teaching them how to build a cooperative and healing inner community within which information is shared, each part's needs are met, and traumatic memories can be worked through successfully. |
| heartbeat love child: The H.O.P.E. Tribe: Honoring Open, Perceptive, and Empathic Children Valerie Lynch, 2018-06-13 Are you a parent who has ever asked the question, Where did this child come from? The HOPE Tribe opens up conversations about soulful living and childrens soul blueprints. It provides insights and ways to interact with our child that bridges gaps, connects you to their soul purpose, and supports you on the journey of parenting. Its practical, its an easy read, and most importantly, it is a new way of thinking about our childrens gifts and abilities. Its empathic parenting tools for empathic children! With diagrams to help link behaviors to mindful interventions and strategies, it is concepts that meet action. This book will be the starting point for creating your own HOPE Tribe and to support you in one of the greatest gifts and most difficult tasks of your liferaising a child. |
| heartbeat love child: AGAINST ALL ODDS Joyce Pittman PhD, 2024-06-23 Against All Odds I Did It! is a black professor’s honest and inspiring memoir that offers readers a heartfelt and authentic look at my journey through life’s trials and triumphs. It is a testament to the human spirit’s capacity for resilience and growth, reminding us all that we have the strength to overcome whatever challenges we face. The ideal audience for “Against All Odds, I Did It!” are individuals who appreciate deeply personal narratives that dive into themes of resilience, identity, and personal growth. This book appeals to readers who enjoy stories that are both introspective and inspirational, offering insights into overcoming adversity and finding strength in the face of challenges. Given the wide range of themes explored throughout the book, the audience could include: Readers interested in personal development and self-discovery: This book offers valuable insights into navigating life’s challenges, embracing one’s identity, and finding purpose and meaning. Individuals interested in African American history and experiences: The memoir touches upon themes of racial segregation, activism, and societal shifts, making it relevant to readers interested in understanding the historical and cultural context of the African American experience. Educators and students: The author’s journey as a professor and educator provides valuable lessons and perspectives for those working in or studying education, particularly in the context of diversity and inclusion. Those seeking stories of resilience and triumph over adversity: With its narrative of overcoming obstacles, facing personal turmoil, and finding empowerment, this book resonates with readers who appreciate stories of resilience and triumph. |
| heartbeat love child: Dante: Claiming His Secret Love-Child Sandra Marton, 2009-11-11 Second in the series featuring irresistible, unstoppable Sicilian brothers—and the women who change their lives—from the USA Today–bestselling author. Gabriella Ramos-Viera fell for Dante’s raw masculinity and ended up pregnant and alone—with no choice but to return home in shame. Tough corporate raider Dante Orsini has set his sights on a huge Brazilian ranch. However, he discovers it’s to be inherited by Gabriella, the one woman he’s never been able to forget . . . But where’s the New York career woman he once knew? And who’s the dark-haired little boy who calls her Mommy? |
| heartbeat love child: Heartbeat Elizabeth Scott, 2014-01-28 Life. Death. And...Love? Emma would give anything to talk to her mother one last time. Tell her about her slipping grades, her anger with her stepfather, and the boy with the bad reputation who might be the only one Emma can be herself with. But Emma can't tell her mother anything. Because her mother is brain-dead and being kept alive by machines for the baby growing inside her. Meeting bad-boy Caleb Harrison wouldn't have interested Old Emma. But New Emma-the one who exists in a fog of grief, who no longer cares about school, whose only social outlet is her best friend Olivia-New Emma is startled by the connection she and Caleb forge. Feeling her own heart beat again wakes Emma from the grief that has grayed her existence. Is there hope for life after death-and maybe, for love? Life. Death. And...Love? Emma would give anything to talk to her mother one last time. Tell her about her slipping grades, her anger with her stepfather, and the boy with the bad reputation who might be the only one Emma can be herself with. But Emma can't tell her mother anything. Because her mother is brain-dead and being kept alive by machines for the baby growing inside her. Meeting bad-boy Caleb Harrison wouldn't have interested Old Emma. But New Emma-the one who exists in a fog of grief, who no longer cares about school, whose only social outlet is her best friend Olivia-New Emma is startled by the connection she and Caleb forge. Feeling her own heart beat again wakes Emma from the grief that has grayed her existence. Is there hope for life after death-and maybe, for love? Life. Death. And...Love? Emma would give anything to talk to her mother one last time. Tell her about her slipping grades, her anger with her stepfather, and the boy with the bad reputation who might be the only one Emma can be herself with. But Emma can't tell her mother anything. Because her mother is |
| heartbeat love child: The Rich Man's Love-Child Maggie Cox, 2014-09-22 A passionate affair, a devastating betrayal—Caitlin Burns is the last person reclusive millionaire Flynn Mac Cormac wants to see again. But now she's back, with an earth-shattering revelation. She was pregnant when she left him… Flynn knows Caitlin has no idea of the demons that helped drive her away. But he can't forgive her for keeping his young daughter from him. He's not about to let Caitlin leave a second time, so demands she live with him in his imposing ancestral home! They'll raise their child there—and Flynn will enjoy Caitlin's body once more. He might not trust her, but he knows they share a passion nothing can destroy… |
| heartbeat love child: The Book of Hit Singles Dave McAleer, 2001 (Book). Based on the official Top 20 charts from Billboard in the US and NME/Music Week in the UK, this entertaining book shows at a glance the monthly international status of the hits. The fully updated and revised fourth edition lists the charts since they began in January 1954 all the way through December 2000. Each song is listed with artist name and nationality, current and previous month's chart position, record label, weeks on the chart, and simultaneous position on the other side of the pond. Special symbols indicate million-sellers, plus artists' first and most recent hits. All stars and songs are indexed separately, making it especially easy to pinpoint any Top 20 hit. Includes 200 photos, plus new pop trivia and star gossip! |
| heartbeat love child: From Love Child to Hate Man Vinceny Mc.A Alleyne, 2010-04-12 A story of a young lady, Linda, a beautiful and intelligent lady who grew up in a small town,but received a first class honors Bachelor degree from one of the top colleges. She returned home to make a contribution but fell in love with her married boss who was several years her senior.They would carry on this love affair after work on evenings and eventually she would become pregnant with his love child,Jack who turned out to be a serial killer.Jack was raised by a friend of Linda's boss wife who brain-washed him into hating young beautiful women. Jack, the hate man, would kill several hundred women over a ten year period. He uses his training as a police officer to avoid detection but is eventually caught and sentenced to death for the last murder he committed. |
| heartbeat love child: The Universal Dream Key Patricia Garfield, 2009-10-13 Book description to come. |
| heartbeat love child: The Italian's Unexpected Love-Child Miranda Lee, 2018-10-01 A bachelor tries to buy a villa from a beautiful heiress and gains a pregnant wife in this sexy international romance from a USA Today–bestselling author. She resisted him once . . . But this billionaire is playing to win! A luxury villa on Capri will be the latest jewel in playboy Leonardo Fabrizzi’s crown—until he discovers Veronica Hanson stands to inherit it. She’s the only woman to ever resist his charms, but he’s determined to tempt her into sensual surrender! He seduces her cleverly and slowly, and their explosive chemistry is spectacular. But so are the consequences when Veronica reveals she’s pregnant! |
| heartbeat love child: ThirdWay , 2008-04 Monthly current affairs magazine from a Christian perspective with a focus on politics, society, economics and culture. |
| heartbeat love child: Attachment, Trauma, and Healing Michael Orlans, Terry M. Levy, 2014-06-28 Clear and authoritative, this is a comprehensive overview of attachment theory, covering how attachment issues manifest and the authors' unique treatment models, 'corrective attachment therapy' and 'corrective attachment parenting'. This updated edition incorporates advances in child and family psychology that have occurred since the first edition. |
| heartbeat love child: The Spaniard's Surprise Love-Child Kim Lawrence, 2020-04-01 A teacher’s world is shaken up when her billionaire ex returns to claim their daughter in this contemporary romance by a USA Today–bestselling author. Softhearted Gwen had always dreamed of the day tycoon Rio would discover their child. Yet the reality is astounding! Because when the brooding Spaniard sweeps back into her life, he demands their daughter—and her! Rio will not walk away from his daughter. Even if he must defy his number one rule, honed after years of bitter experience, and let Gwen into his billion-dollar world. Yet a place in his bed is all Rio can offer—no matter how much Gwen tempts him to offer more . . . |
| heartbeat love child: Genderblindness in American Society Lucy J. Miller, 2019-06-25 This book rhetorically analyzes discourses of the current genderblind system of social control that seeks to render gender as irrelevant in public life. The author reveals the functioning of genderblindness as ideology through examining discourse on the gender wage gap, abortion rights, rape culture, and tech culture. |
| heartbeat love child: Hit Singles , 2004 (Book). This entertaining book presents the U.S. and U.K. Top 20 charts side by side, month by month showing how rock and pop developed on each side of the Atlantic. Fully updated, it lists the hits from 1954 through 2003. Alongside every song listing, readers will find important facts such as the artist's name and nationality, current and previous month's chart position, record label, weeks on the chart, and simultaneous position on the other side of the pond. Includes an alphabetical listing of song titles with artists, and an alphabetical listing of artists with song titles and chart-entry dates, enabling easy cross-referencing to help you track down any Top 20 record since 1954. |
| heartbeat love child: The Descent Alma Katsu, 2022-01-25 The author of The Hunger delivers a “daring, soaring, and ultimately gut-wrenching” (The New York Times) conclusion to her critically acclaimed Taker Trilogy, bringing Lanore McIlvrae to a final encounter with Adair, her powerful nemesis. Dismayed by Adair’s otherworldly powers and afraid of his passionate temper, Lanore has run from him across time, even imprisoning him behind a wall for two centuries to save Jonathan, her eternal love. But instead of punishing her for her betrayal, Adair declared his love for Lanore once more and set her free. Now, Lanore has tracked Adair to his mystical island home to ask for one last favor. The Queen of the Underworld is keeping Jonathan as her consort, and Lanore wants Adair to send her to the hereafter so that she may beg for his release. Will she honor her promise to return to Adair? Or is her true intention to be reunited with Jonathan at any cost? |
| heartbeat love child: Parenting Dad (&/Or Mom) Lance D. Shaw, 2008-11-21 I asked for and gained initial physical custody when my marriage ended in late 1981. The kids (Kim-age 3 , Lance-nearly age 5) and I invented a series of creative growth games which helped us focus on our values, philosophies, and have fun all the while overcoming challenges in a complex world of tremendous change. Every day started and ended with joy and thanksgiving. I wouldnt trade it for anything! For over 20 years, I have shared the fun, laughs, possible benefits & results of our lessons and techniques with audiences. I have shared the essence of my parenting lessons, which I adapted from my professional managerial and technical experiences, as an adjunct faculty member of the University of Phoenix (Sacramento Valley Campus System) where I was twice awarded the distinction as Outstanding Faculty in Business Administration. I have conducted management training sessions for GE, where I was recognized as earning the highest instructor evaluation in a 3-year period. I recently conducted training for physician chiefs at a large hospital. I shared a game invented by daughter Kim at age 6 (the Wishing Well Game) with over 100 dads and their kids at the Second Annual Fathers Spring Festival at Las Lomitas School, Atherton, California. I have contributed in several industries (mostly high technology) from very large Fortune 500sGE (3 Divisions), FMC (2 Divisions), IBM, Motorola, Applied Materials, and Tandem Computers (which is now part of HP). I have earned degrees: BS Electrical Engineering, and Masters of Business Administration. Lance@parentingdad.com |
| heartbeat love child: Harold Pinter Mark Batty, 2001 Harold Pinter's work forms a cornerstone of the dramatic literature of the contemporary British stage. This book offers a critical examination of his dramatic writing over four decades, from The Room (1957) to Ashes to Ashes (1996). |
| heartbeat love child: Playbook Maxine Klein, Lydia Sargent, Howard Zinn, 1986 Playbook contains seven political play scripts and notes on set design and lighting. Includes Howard Zinn's play about Emma Goldman. |
| heartbeat love child: Solariad Surazeus Astarius, 2017-10-15 Solariad of Surazeus - Guidance of Solaria presents 114,920 lines of verse in 1,660 poems, lyrics, ballads, sonnets, dramatic monologues, eulogies, hymns, and epigrams written by Surazeus 2006 to 2011. |
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| heartbeat love child: Mothers, Midwives and Reimagining Birthing in the South Bronx Jennifer Dohrn, 2023-11-08 Women came through the doors at a community-based birthing center in the South Bronx seeking prenatal care. They had heard about the center from a neighbor, a parents' group at their children’s school, or the local mosque or church. What they found when they arrived was a brightly-colored waiting area that resembled a living room, children immersed in games in a corner, and staff that reflected the mosaic of cultures living in the surrounding apartments. They also met midwives who asked about their lives, their children, their families and traditions. If pregnancies developed complications, back-up obstetricians were there to give higher levels of care, with the women returning to the midwifery center afterwards. The results were healthy mothers and healthy babies. For over twenty years the center became a haven for women’s health care and a national exemplar. It is a tragic and unjust paradox that the United States, the highest income country in the world and the country with the largest budget for perinatal care, has rising rates of maternal mortality that disproportionately affect women of color. Yet an inner-city maternity center with midwifery care found solutions to the challenge of making birth safe for low-income populations, especially women of color. This oral history presents the stories of twelve women who participated in this care. As they tell it, the experience changed their lives and their understanding of what safe, quality maternal care can achieve. Jennifer Dohrn examines the systems that perpetuate disparities in care, from global to local, and describes essential components needed for change, using oral histories as evidence for the way forward towards maternal health as a human right. |
| heartbeat love child: Borrowed Body Mason Valerie John, 2013-11-01 “I could have been born and raised in Africa. But my Spirit was in too much of a rush to be reincarnated...At six weeks I was chucked out into the new year of 1965 which wasn’t prepared to welcome on African baby, abandoned on a harsh English winter’s day.” So begins Pauline’s spirited and moving story of her childhood and teenage years in and out of foster homes and back and forth to Dr. Barnardo’s Village in Essex. Her Barnardo’s family was ruled by an unlikely trio—Aunty Claire, a fervent Christian; her laconic husband, the German Jewish Uncle Boris; and Aunty Morag, the cook. And, of course, other kids orphaned or abandoned like Pauline. Woven into this account are Pauline’s angel and spirit companions—Sparky, Annabel and Snake— who by turns help and hinder her to survive in the “real world.” The Barnardo’s good times are shattered by the sudden visits of her mother, whom she calls Wunmi and with whom she goes to live in a London high-rise. Wunmi’s method of refashioning Pauline into a dutiful African child is literally to knock the English out of her. Pauline tries other ways to survive—sniffing glue and shoplifting—until the harsh realities of detention centres and juvenile courts make Pauline think again... |
Heart arrhythmia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Oct 13, 2023 · Bradycardia (brad-e-KAHR-dee-uh) is a slow heartbeat. The heart rate is less than 60 beats a minute. Fast heartbeat, called tachycardia. Types of tachycardias include: Atrial …
Heart rate: What's normal? - Mayo Clinic
Oct 8, 2022 · A normal resting heart rate for adults ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute. Generally, a lower heart rate at rest implies more efficient heart function and better …
Tachycardia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Dec 15, 2023 · Supraventricular tachycardia is a broad term that includes irregular heart rhythms that start above the lower heart chambers. Supraventricular tachycardia causes episodes of a …
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Mar 6, 2024 · Sometimes the rapid heartbeat stops the heart chambers from properly filling with blood. The heart may not be able to pump enough blood to the body. If this happens, you may …
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Mar 11, 2022 · Rarely, palpitations can be caused by life-threatening heartbeat problems and can cause the heart to stop beating effectively. Stroke. If palpitations are due to a condition in …
Implantable loop recorder: A heart monitoring device
Mar 4, 2025 · An irregular heartbeat, called an arrhythmia. An unexplained stroke. Unexplained fainting. An implantable loop recorder can see changes in the heartbeat that other heart …
Atrial fibrillation - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Mar 8, 2024 · The irregular heartbeat is constant. The heart rhythm does not reset on its own. If symptoms occur, medical treatment is needed to correct the heart rhythm. Long-standing …
Heart arrhythmia - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
Oct 13, 2023 · A pacemaker is a small device that's placed in the chest to help control the heartbeat. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). This device is placed under the skin …
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Aug 29, 2024 · Changes in the heart's electrical system cause atrial flutter. The heart's electrical system controls the heartbeat. Some health conditions or heart surgery can change how …
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Aug 13, 2024 · Racing heartbeat. Shortness of breath. Slow heartbeat. Heart disease symptoms caused by congenital heart defects. A congenital heart defect is a heart condition present at …
Heart arrhythmia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Oct 13, 2023 · Bradycardia (brad-e-KAHR-dee-uh) is a slow heartbeat. The heart rate is less than 60 beats a minute. Fast heartbeat, called tachycardia. Types of tachycardias include: Atrial …
Heart rate: What's normal? - Mayo Clinic
Oct 8, 2022 · A normal resting heart rate for adults ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute. Generally, a lower heart rate at rest implies more efficient heart function and better …
Tachycardia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Dec 15, 2023 · Supraventricular tachycardia is a broad term that includes irregular heart rhythms that start above the lower heart chambers. Supraventricular tachycardia causes episodes of a …
Ventricular tachycardia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Mar 6, 2024 · Sometimes the rapid heartbeat stops the heart chambers from properly filling with blood. The heart may not be able to pump enough blood to the body. If this happens, you may …
Heart palpitations - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
Mar 11, 2022 · Rarely, palpitations can be caused by life-threatening heartbeat problems and can cause the heart to stop beating effectively. Stroke. If palpitations are due to a condition in …
Implantable loop recorder: A heart monitoring device
Mar 4, 2025 · An irregular heartbeat, called an arrhythmia. An unexplained stroke. Unexplained fainting. An implantable loop recorder can see changes in the heartbeat that other heart …
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Mar 8, 2024 · The irregular heartbeat is constant. The heart rhythm does not reset on its own. If symptoms occur, medical treatment is needed to correct the heart rhythm. Long-standing …
Heart arrhythmia - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
Oct 13, 2023 · A pacemaker is a small device that's placed in the chest to help control the heartbeat. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). This device is placed under the skin …
Atrial flutter - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Aug 29, 2024 · Changes in the heart's electrical system cause atrial flutter. The heart's electrical system controls the heartbeat. Some health conditions or heart surgery can change how …
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Aug 13, 2024 · Racing heartbeat. Shortness of breath. Slow heartbeat. Heart disease symptoms caused by congenital heart defects. A congenital heart defect is a heart condition present at …
