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Your Pregnancy and Childbirth

Month to Month

by American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Take charge of your pregnancy. For trusted advice, turn to Your Pregnancy and Childbirth: Month to Month from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

This fully revised edition of Your Pregnancy and Childbirth: Month to Month offers the latest medical guidelines in straightforward, easy-to-read language to help you make the best decisions for you and your pregnancy. You can trust that the information you read is supported by medical research and the everyday experience of ob-gyns who have cared for millions of pregnant women.

Your Pregnancy and Childbirth encourages you to

  • learn about prepregnancy health and planning, pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the postpartum period
  • use the information you learn to talk with your ob-gyn and others who may care for you during pregnancy
  • be an empowered, active decision-maker in your care

    • Medical information has been updated, and new illustrations have been added. A chapter of Frequently Asked Questions also has been added in response to reader feedback. And new for this edition are important tools that you can use when talking with your ob-gyn, including

  • a medical history form to review before your first prenatal care visit
  • a form to track possible exposure to toxic or harmful things at home or work
  • a checklist for tracking symptoms or concerns during the postpartum period
  • a chart to note contact information for friends, family, and health care providers who will help you during the postpartum period

    • Pregnancy is a life-changing experience. Get the answers and support you need from Your Pregnancy and Childbirth: Month to Month.

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    • Release date

      April 26, 2021

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        • ISBN: 9781948258395

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        • ISBN: 9781948258395
        • File size: 12207 KB

    • Languages

      • English

    • Reviews

      • Kirkus

        March 15, 2021
        A comprehensive manual focuses on pregnancy and childbirth. This standard, extensive work by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists gets a seventh edition featuring new material on the latest developments in genetic testing and noncompromising pain medication during labor. The updated guide offers the newest thinking about how to incorporate lifestyle choices like exercise regimens into pregnancy. This edition is also the first one written during the pandemic, making frequent references to Covid-19 as it affects various aspects of pregnancy. The book takes readers through the whole experience, from the decision to have a baby to the possible complications presented by previous pregnancies. The work looks at the various considerations involved in choosing parenthood like mental health and a family history that may signal potential genetic problems. The manual moves through every week of pregnancy, letting readers know what changes are normal and which may be causes for concern. The text is accompanied by many useful charts, graphs, and photographs. But the most illuminating supplement is a series of illustrations showing the exact size, location, and development of the fetus at every stage--not only where it is situated, but also what it can do. The images depict when the fetus's fingernails first develop, when it can first bend its elbows, when it can first hear sounds from the outside world, and so on (week 26, for instance, is when loud sounds may begin causing the baby to respond physically). All of the specifics in these pages are presented calmly and firmly. The various editors and writers do a superb job of distilling a huge amount of information into easily digestible bits and segments, conveniently arranged at exactly the moments in a pregnancy when they'll be needed. In clearly phrased and precisely detailed chapters, readers are given all the medical, nutritional, procedural, and psychological knowledge they'll require, with no jargon, no omissions, and plenty of confident encouragement. This seminal, all-encompassing pregnancy guide just got a lot more authoritative and informative.

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