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Synopsis
The reassuring guide to a happy, healthy pregnancy
This new edition offers soon-to-be moms and dads detailed, friendly information on preparing and planning for pregnancy. You'll find guidance on the basics, as well as special considerations like age, multiple births, complications, illness, labor and delivery, postpartum care, and everything in between.
Now in a portable, handy trim size that makes it easy to keep with you on the go, Pregnancy For Dummies, 4th Edition is your go-to guide on everything you'll encounter during the first, second, and third trimesters—and beyond. Packed with new information and the latest developments in medical technology, it puts your mind at ease by offering straightforward answers to all the questions you may have about pregnancy, including health risks during pregnancy, fertility problems and solutions, "on demand" cesarean sections, weight gain during pregnancy, the correlation between mercury and autism, ways to stay emotionally and physically healthy during pregnancy, and much more.
- Includes a complete guide to pregnancy, through all three trimesters and beyond, including a week-by-week account of what to expect during pregnancy
- Covers the latest information related to healthcare and pregnancy, including the latest on vaccinations, fertility problems, and prenatal diagnoses
- Offers advice on picking a doctor, planning prenatal visits, and designing a birthing plan
- Explains the stages of labor and how to care for yourself and your newborn after childbirth
If you're an expectant parent, Pregnancy For Dummies, 4th Edition covers everything mom and baby experience before, during, and after childbirth.
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Learn to:
- Make pregnancy, childbirth an enjoyable experience
- Feel your best each trimester
- Evaluate the latest medical tests and procedures
- Find the best practitioner for you and baby
Your reassuring guide to a happy, healthy pregnancy
Are you an expectant parent? This is your go-to guide on everything you’ll encounter during the first, second, and third trimesters—and beyond. Packed with new information and the latest developments in medical technology, this handy resource offers straightforward answers to all the questions you may have about pregnancy.
- Navigate the new world of body changes — recognize the signs of pregnancy, select the right practitioner, review your medications, and explore vaccinations and immunity
- Diet and exercise — find out what’s considered a healthy weight gain, take stock of what you’re taking in, determine which foods are safe, and work out for two
- Soothe symptoms — discover tried-and-true advice on adapting to fatigue, any-time-of-day sickness, bloating, headaches, constipation, and cramps
- Make a birth plan — use a birth plan checklist to plan and prepare for the big day
- Prepare to be pregnant — evaluate your health, plan prenatal visits, and prepare for physical and lifestyle changes
Open the book and find:
- A week-by-week overview of pregnancy
- How to deal with physical and emotional changes
- How to discern false labor from the real thing
- What to expect from different types of deliveries
- How to take care of yourself and your newborn after delivery
- Breastfeeding and bottle-feeding considerations
About the Author
Joanne Stone, MD, and Keith Eddleman, MD, are Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and are Associate Professors at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
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- PublisherFor Dummies
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1118825721
- ISBN 13 9781118825723
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number4
- Number of pages480
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