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• Title:Pregnancy : your ultimate week-by-week pregnancy guide / Laura Riley.
  
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• Author/Creator:Riley, Laura, 1960-
  
• Published/Created:Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2012.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WQ150 .R573p 2012
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Pregnancy.
  Prenatal care.
  Fetus--Development.
  Childbirth.
  
• Medical Subjects: Pregnancy--Popular Works.
  
• Edition:2nd ed., fully updated & rev.
  
• Description:480 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
  
• Series:Riley, Laura, 1960- You & your baby.
  
• Summary:Presents a guide to every stage of pregnancy, providing the most up-to-date information about physical changes in the mother, fetal development, nutrition, exercise, medication, and medical tests and procedures during labor and childbirth.
  
• Notes:Includes index.
  
• ISBN:9781118084113 (pbk.)
  111808411X (pbk.)
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1st Trimester
  Weeks 1 through 4
  Conception, implantation, and the first days of life
  Early pregnancy anxiety
  Time to start taking vitamins and exercising
  Risks from obesity, smoking, and alcohol
  Week 5
  Your body starts to change
  Family diseases and genetic screening
  Miscarriage and ectopic pregnancies
  Healthy first trimester diet
  Week 6
  Fatigue and sleeping problems
  Surviving morning sickness
  Choosing a birthplace and a birth team
  Questions to ask a potential practitioner
  Week 7
  Dealing with mood swings
  Doubts about motherhood
  Healthy weight gain during pregnancy
  Sexually transmitted diseases
  Week 8
  Baby's first ultrasound
  Colds, flu, and allergies during pregnancy
  Hazards and toxins at work and at home
  Week 9
  Your first OB exam and prenatal lab tests
  Walking program for beginners
  Dealing with back pain and constipation
  Week 10
  What to do when your clothes don't fit
  Food safety issues with fish, meat, and cheese
  Great ways for your partner to provide support
  Week 11
  First trimester tests for chromosomal disorders
  How your friends react to pregnancy
  Food cravings and aversions
  Week 12
  Sleep problems and solutions
  High blood pressure and pregnancy
  Healthy snacks and nonalcoholic party drinks
  2nd Trimester
  Week 13
  Importance of dental care during pregnancy
  Reading and understanding food labels
  Will your second pregnancy be like your first?
  Week 14
  Heartburn causes and cures
  Maternity leave and other work issues
  Mood swings, depression, and anxiety
  Reducing sodium in your diet
  Your partner's emotional journey
  Week 15
  Preventing varicose veins
  All about amniocentesis
  Sex
  -good and bad
  -during the second trimester
  Preparing older children for a new baby
  Week 16
  Late miscarriage: causes and symptoms
  Questioning your new identity
  Staying motivated to exercise
  Week 17
  Feeling your baby move for the first time
  Treating lower-back pain
  Pregnancy issues for single moms
  Alternative exercises for pregnancy fitness
  Week 18
  What you might see on an ultrasound
  Traveling safely while pregnant
  How your partner reacts to your changing appearance
  Week 19
  Signs of trouble to watch for
  Tips for your maternity wardrobe
  Eating smart while traveling
  Week 20
  All about high-risk pregnancies
  Chronic stress: your body and your baby
  How your partner can interact with your baby
  Week 21
  Vacationing smart in mid-pregnancy
  Sex affected by a growing belly
  Stretching exercises for expectant mothers
  Week 22
  Once a cesarean, always a cesarean?
  Career protection for working moms
  Strategies for coping with nighttime waking
  Week 23
  Iron deficiency, anemia, and fatigue
  Taming your junk-food cravings
  Vegetarian diets and pregnancy
  Week 24
  Common skin problems in pregnancy
  Keeping your focus at work
  Feathering your nest: essential baby gear
  3rd Trimester
  Week 25
  Breathlessness and other breathing problems
  Complete guide to preterm labor and delivery
  Multiple births: likelihood, detecting, and risks
  Week 26
  Childbirth, baby-care, and breastfeeding education
  Fats in your diet
  -good and bad
  Exercise: fatigue and when it's time to stop
  Week 27
  Hepatitis and other liver diseases
  Fighting the mid-pregnancy blues
  Staying hydrated: water and alternatives
  Choosing an infant car seat
  Week 28
  Tests during the third trimester
  Gestational diabetes: risks, causes, and treatments
  Surviving bed rest
  Complete guide to cesarean deliveries
  Week 29
  Breech babies
  -identification and risk
  Planning for labor: positions and pain relief
  Conquering childbirth fears
  Outfitting a safe nursery
  Week 30
  Numbness in your hands
  -explanation and relief
  Causes and solutions for abdominal pain
  role of a doula
  Protecting your job while on maternity leave
  Week 31
  Practicing for labor
  -a guide to breathing techniques
  Placenta previa and placental abruption
  Why trying to do it all is overrated
  Week 32
  Due dates: calculations and guesses
  Supplies for your baby's arrival
  ABCs of daycare
  Week 33
  Parenting philosophies and parenting plans
  Assembling a complete baby wardrobe
  Will you need an episiotomy?
  Week 34
  Reduced fetal movements
  -when to be concerned
  Baby gear guide: strollers, backpacks, and more
  truth about back labor
  Week 35
  Turning breech babies before delivery
  Grandparents and your new baby
  Planning for postpartum weight loss
  Week 36
  Delivering more than one baby
  Packing for the hospital
  Problems with your amniotic fluid
  Week 37
  Considering circumcision for your baby boy
  earliest signs of labor
  Should your older children be in the delivery room?
  Starting a breastfeeding diet
  Week 38
  Treating persistent headaches
  Contraception choices for after pregnancy
  Nesting and a need for solitude
  Week 39
  Forceps delivery and vacuum extraction
  Labor day surprises
  What if you can't make it to the hospital?
  Week 40
  truth about home remedies for inducing labor
  Your doctor's reasons and techniques for inducing labor
  Postpartum exercise and fitness classes
  Labor and delivery
  Feeding your baby
  Postpartum and baby care
  Six months postpartum
  Questions for your doctor
  Appendices
  Body mass index
  Resources
  Prenatal tests
  Newborn tests
  Labor and delivery terms.