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What to expect when you're expecting / by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel ; foreword by Charles J. Lockwood.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Workman Pub., c2008.Edition: 4th edDescription: xxiii, 614 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780761148579 (alk. paper)
  • 0761148574 (alk. paper)
  • 9780761150794 (hardcover)
  • 076115079X (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 618.2 22
LOC classification:
  • RG525 .M87 2008
Contents:
Foreword to the fourth edition / Charles J. Lockwood -- Introduction : why this book was born again, again -- pt. 1. First things first -- 1. Before you conceive 2. Are you pregnant? 3. Your pregnancy profile
4. Your pregnancy lifestyle 5. Nine months of eating well 6. The first month : approximately 1 to 4 weeks 7. The second month : approximately 5 to 8 weeks
8. The third month : approximately 9 to 13 weeks 9. The fourth month : approximately 14 to 17 weeks
10. The fifth month : approximately 18 to 22 weeks 11. The sixth month : approximately 23 to 27 weeks
12. The seventh month : approximately 28 to 31 weeks 13. The eighth month : approximately 32 to 35 weeks
14. The ninth month : approximately 36 to 40 weeks 15. Labor and delivery - Stage one : labor -- Phase 1 : early labor -- For the record -- Call your practitioner if... -- Phase 2 : active labor -- On to the hospital or birthing center -- Are things slowing down? -- Don't hyperventilate -- Phase 3 : transitional labor -- Stage two : pushing and delivery -- A baby is born -- A first look at baby -- Stage three : delivery of the placenta -- Cesarean delivery --
pt. 3. Twins, triplets & more : when you're expecting multiples -- 16. Expecting more than one
pt. 4. After the baby is born -- 17. Postpartum : the first week 18. Postpartum : the first 6 weeks - Phase 1 : twenty-four hours after delivery -- Phase 2 : three days after delivery -- Close the gap -- Phase 3 : after your postpartum checkup -- Milk it --
pt. 5. For dads -- 19. Fathers are expectant, too
pt. 6. Staying healthy when you're expecting -- 20. If you get sick 21. If you have a chronic condition
pt. 7. The complicated pregnancy -- 22. Managing a complicated pregnancy
Summary: Cuts through the confusion surrounding pregnancy and birth by debunking dozens of myths that mislead parents, offering explanations of medical terms, and covering a variety of issues including prenatal care, birth defects, and amniocentesis.
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Includes index.

Foreword to the fourth edition / Charles J. Lockwood -- Introduction : why this book was born again, again -- pt. 1. First things first -- 1. Before you conceive 2. Are you pregnant? 3. Your pregnancy profile

4. Your pregnancy lifestyle 5. Nine months of eating well 6. The first month : approximately 1 to 4 weeks 7. The second month : approximately 5 to 8 weeks

8. The third month : approximately 9 to 13 weeks 9. The fourth month : approximately 14 to 17 weeks

10. The fifth month : approximately 18 to 22 weeks 11. The sixth month : approximately 23 to 27 weeks

12. The seventh month : approximately 28 to 31 weeks 13. The eighth month : approximately 32 to 35 weeks

14. The ninth month : approximately 36 to 40 weeks 15. Labor and delivery - Stage one : labor -- Phase 1 : early labor -- For the record -- Call your practitioner if... -- Phase 2 : active labor -- On to the hospital or birthing center -- Are things slowing down? -- Don't hyperventilate -- Phase 3 : transitional labor -- Stage two : pushing and delivery -- A baby is born -- A first look at baby -- Stage three : delivery of the placenta -- Cesarean delivery --

pt. 3. Twins, triplets & more : when you're expecting multiples -- 16. Expecting more than one

pt. 4. After the baby is born -- 17. Postpartum : the first week 18. Postpartum : the first 6 weeks - Phase 1 : twenty-four hours after delivery -- Phase 2 : three days after delivery -- Close the gap -- Phase 3 : after your postpartum checkup -- Milk it --

pt. 5. For dads -- 19. Fathers are expectant, too

pt. 6. Staying healthy when you're expecting -- 20. If you get sick 21. If you have a chronic condition

pt. 7. The complicated pregnancy -- 22. Managing a complicated pregnancy

Cuts through the confusion surrounding pregnancy and birth by debunking dozens of myths that mislead parents, offering explanations of medical terms, and covering a variety of issues including prenatal care, birth defects, and amniocentesis.

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