Your Pregnancy Questions and Answers

by Glade B. Curtis, Judith Schuler

Overview

With answers to more than 1,200 frequently asked questions, Your Pregnancy Questions and Answers is the ideal pregnancy and childbirth companion. Questions and answers are arranged by subject and grouped logically within each chapter so that everything mothers want and need to know before, during, and after pregnancy is easily accessible. This beautifully illustrated guide includes information on everything from pregnancy preparation to changes in the developing baby, from sex during pregnancy to labor and delivery.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738210032
Publisher:	Da Capo Press
Publication date:	06/28/2004
Edition description:	Third Revised & Updated Edition
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	7.04(w) x 9.02(h) x 1.07(d)

About the Author

Glade B. Curtis, M.D., M.P.H., is board-certified by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the father of five. He lives in Utah. Judith Schuler, M.S., has worked and cowritten books with Dr. Curtis for more than twenty years. Ms. Schuler divides her time between homes in Wyoming and Arizona.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	iii
Part 1	Before Pregnancy
1.	Preparing for Pregnancy	3
Part 2	Your Pregnancy
2.	Your Health and Medical Concerns	23
3.	Tests on You and Your Growing Baby	63
4.	Medications and Treatments for You	93
5.	Nutrition, Exercise and Weight Management	103
6.	Fatigue, Work and Pregnancy	134
7.	Expecting Two or More Babies	146
8.	Changes in Your Developing Baby	156
9.	Changes in You	173
10.	Your Partner and Your Pregnancy	200
11.	Lifestyle Changes	211
12.	Special Concerns of the Single Mother-to-Be	229
13.	Other Pregnancy Concerns	236
14.	Problems and Warning Signs	258
Part 3	Childbirth
15.	Labor and Delivery	283
Part 4	After Your Baby Is Born
16.	After Your Baby's Birth	327
17.	Your New Baby	340
18.	Feeding Your Baby	355
	Resources	375
	Glossary	383
	Index	397

Editorial Reviews

This volume collects and answers the most common questions about pregnancy. Covering issues arising before, during, and after pregnancy, the book provides basic information on pregnancy tests, common medications, physiological changes, warning signs and complications, labor and delivery, and breast feeding. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)