What to expect when you're expecting

Author

Heidi Eisenberg Murkoff

Call Numbers

• 618.2 M977 2016 (CEN)
• PARENTS J 618.2 MURK 2016 (WSQ)

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Edition

Fifth edition.

Publication Information

New York : Workman Publishing, [2016]

Physical Description

xii, 644 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Summary

Offers advice, insight, and tips for moms and dads, discussing pregnancy and birthing practices, prenatal screenings, postpartum birth control, and nutrition.

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

• 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.