What to expect when you're expecting /
What to expect when you are expecting.
by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel ; foreword by Charles J. Lockwood.
- Fifth edition.
- xii, 644 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
First things first. Are you pregnant? ; Your pregnancy profile ; Your pregnancy lifestyle ; Nine months of eating well -- Nine months and counting from conception to delivery. The first month ; The second month ; The third month ; The fourth month ; The fifth month ; The sixty month ; The seventh month ; The eighth month ; The ninth month ; Labor and delivery ; Expecting multiples -- After the baby is born. Postpartum: the first week ; Postpartum: the first 6 weeks -- Staying healthy when you're expecting. If you get sick -- The complicated pregnancy. Managing complications ; Pregnancy loss.
Offers advice, insight, and tips for moms and dads, discussing pregnancy and birthing practices, prenatal screenings, postpartum birth control, and nutrition.