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The Unofficial Guide to Having a Baby A. Douglas

The Unofficial Guide to Having a Baby By A. Douglas

The Unofficial Guide to Having a Baby by A. Douglas


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Summary

A practical guide providing the inside scoop on what courses of action to take as soon as the pregnancy test comes back positive. Information on drugs, therapies, precautions, procedures and what to avoid is offered. Checklists advise readers on questions to ask and items to research.

The Unofficial Guide to Having a Baby Summary

The Unofficial Guide to Having a Baby by A. Douglas

Written by a four-time mother, this practical guide provides the inside scoop on what courses of action to take as soon as the pregnancy test comes back positive. Information on drugs, therapies, precautions, procedures, and what to avoid is offered. Checklists advise readers on questions to ask, steps to take and items to research. A glossary explains the buzzwords in plain English. Sidebars offer sound bytes of information under the headings of Timesavers, Moneysavers, Bright Ideas, Watch Out, Quotes and Unofficially.

Table of Contents

The Unofficial Guide Reader's Bill of Rights. The Unofficial Guide Panel of Experts. Introduction. Part I: The Truth About Getting Pregnant. Chapter 1: Preparing for Pregnancy. Chapter 2: The Over-Achiever's Guide to Getting Pregnant Fast. Chapter 3: When Plan A Fails. Part II: Decisions, Decisions. Chapter 4: Finding Out You're Pregnant. Chapter 5: Choosing a Caregiver and a Place to Give Birth. Chapter 6: Finding the Childbirth Education Class That's Right for You. Chapter 7: To Test or Not to Test? Chapter 8: Lifestyle 101: Making the Best Choices for Your Baby. Part III: What Other Pregnancy Books Won't Tell You. Chapter 9: Carrying Multiples. Chapter 10: Coping with a High-Risk Pregnancy. Chapter 11: What Every Pregnant Woman Needs to Know About Pregnancy Loss and Neonatal Death. Chapter 12: Special Circumstances. Chapter 13: The Dirt on Diapers and Other Baby Gear. Part IV: The Whole Nine Months. Chapter 14: Ready or Not: The First Trimester. Chapter 15: The Golden Age of Pregnancy: The Second Trimester. Chapter 16: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Third Trimester. Part V: What It's Really Like to Give Birth. Chapter 17: Labor and Delivery. Chapter 18: Food for Thought: Breastfeeding and Bottle-Feeding. Chapter 19: The Postpartum Survival Guide. Chapter 20: Your Next Pregnancy. Appendix A: Glossary. Appendix B: Resource Directory. Appendix C: Further Reading. Appendix D: Important Documents. Appendix E: Important Statistics. Index.

Additional information

GOR000993691
9780028626956
0028626958
The Unofficial Guide to Having a Baby by A. Douglas
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
19990309
864
N/A
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