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What to expect when you're expecting : the all-in-one guide Cover Image

What to expect when you're expecting : the all-in-one guide / by Heidi Murkoff ; foreword by Sarah G. Obiĉan, MD, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of South Florida.

What to expect when you are expecting (other title)

Murkoff, Heidi Eisenberg, (author.). Obiĉan, Sarah G., (writer of forward.).

Summary:

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

Record details

ISBN: 9780761187486
Physical Description: xii, 644 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: Completely updated & revised
Publisher: New York : Workman Publishing, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

"Everything you need to know, from conception to birth and beyond. Featuring a week-by-week look at your baby and information just for dads throughout." --Title page.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.