You and Your Baby Pregnancy by Laura Riley

You and Your Baby Pregnancy by Laura Riley

As a mom-to-be, you have lots of questions. When will I start to show? How much weight will I gain? What are all those blood tests for? How long will labor last? This informative and reassuring guide provides expert answers to these questions and hundreds more in an easy-to-read format that coincides with each week of your pregnancy.

From a respected and well-known obstetrician, this is the most up-to-date, comprehensive pregnancy guide on the market. Now in an all-new edition, the book gives you week-by-week coverage of every stage of your pregnancy, as well as information that will take you through your final post-natal doctor visit to help you make sense of relationships, returning to work, weight loss, breastfeeding, depression, anxiety, and more.

• Reflects current obstetrics practices
• Covers home birth, water birth, doula care, and other popular practices
• Includes information on Epilepsy, Vitamin D, flu shots, common prenatal labs, life with multiples, obesity, and much more
• Expanded coverage of what happens when you go to the hospital, new recommendations on eating in labor, immunizations during and after pregnancy, and postpartum birth control
• Illustrations help clarify key concepts and material

If you're an expectant mom or dad, you'll look forward to turning to You & Your Baby: Pregnancy every week of your pregnancy--and beyond.

Dr. Laura Riley, OB/GYN, is the medical director to labor and delivery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, as well as the proud mother of Natalie and Lauren. She is also an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, where she teaches obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology.