Exceptional Pregnancies : a Survival Guide to Parents Expecting Twins - Softcover

Bleyl, Janet L.; Birch, Kathleen S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0967616115 ISBN 13: 9780967616117

Publisher: Triplet Connection, 2000

Synopsis

A "survival guide" for parents who are expecting twins. This physician-endorsed book will help expectant parents know exactly what they're up against, including those things they can do and must understand to enhance and promote the best possible outcome to their pregnancies. From making an informed choice of physicians and hospitals, the book will educate parents about nutrition during pregnancy, multiple pregnancy management and birth, preterm labor (recognition, treatment, and prevention), home uterine activity monitoring and self monitoring for contractions, activity modification and bedrest during pregnancy, preventing preterm birth and managing preterm labor. It will help expectant parents understand that their pregnancies are high-risk, and that self education and awareness can help promote a dialogue with their physicians that will help them to become well informed, active "partners" with their physicians rather than just patients. This information can be lifesaving! The book also identifies possible complications of pregnancy which,understanding the insidious signs and symptoms, a parent can often avoid or report early enough to salvage a pregnancy. The book also deals with breastfeeding, bringing babies home, and includes information on infant care and "coping" for parents. An A-Z guide to help parents succeed with their multiple pregnancies!

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

EXCEPTIONAL PREGNANCY A survival guide to parents expecting Twins "Exceptional Pregnancies" can help you know exactly what you're up against if you're expecting twins, and will help you know the specific things you can do to enhance and promote the best possible outcome to your pregnancy. Multiple pregnancy represents one time in your life when being informed and motivated can, and often does, make a life and death or lifelong difference in pregnancy outcome. WHO NEEDS THIS BOOK?

If you are expecting twins. It may make a critical difference in your pregnancy.

If you had multiples yourself and want to be a resource to others. This is the best reference you can find to help your friends and acquaintances realize the joy of healthy multiple birth children.

If you’re a grandparent, family member, or other support person to someone expecting twins, you’ll have a keen understanding of what your loved one is up against, and how you can provide help, support and understanding through a most challenging time.

If you’re a physician managing twin pregnancies, you’ll have a resource for your patients, which will open dialogue and understanding to help them partner with you in their pregnancy care. They’ll ask more questions, but they’ll have a thorough understanding of the need for taking extreme care and caution, of reporting insidious signs and symptoms, and of working with you to help them reap the joy of the best possible outcome to their pregnancies. Note: If you're expecting triplets or more, you need "Exceptional Pregnancies: A Survival Guide to Parents Expecting Triplets or More". The information is much more specific in that publication to higher order multiple pregnancy care.

About the Author:

Janet L. Bleyl, founder and president of The Triplet Connection, is co-author of Exceptional Pregnancies, the multiple birth pregnancy guide published in March 2000. Bleyl is the mother of ten children, including identical triplets Joseph, Jacob, and Jonathan, who were born in 1982. Editor of The Triplet Connection Quarterly, a natonal magazine for higher-order multiples and a former editor of the "Supertwins" column for Twins magazine, she has been a co-author of several medical articles on multiple pregnancies. In 1995, Bleyl was awarded the Jefferson award of the American Institute for Public Service for her efforts to educate and inform women expecting multiple births. Bleyl has appeared on "The Today Show", CNN, "The Sally Jessy Raphael Show", MSNBC, and in USA Today and Smithsonian magazine.

Kathleen S. Birch, M.A., is chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of The Triplet Connection, former cancer researcher, and mother of fraternal triplets. Birch has painstakingly gathered information and medical data, reviewed case studies, medical trends and medical research articles to present reliable information for the writing of this book. She has focused the attention of the Scientific Advisory Bord physicians on this project,organizing extensive reviews by members of the board thereby gaining professional support and confidence in this undertaking.

About this edition

• Publisher: Triplet Connection
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0967616115
• ISBN 13: 9780967616117
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168