
Your Pregnancy Week by Week
What to Expect from Conception to Birth
Lesley Regan(Author)
DK (Publisher)
Published on 1. May 2013
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-1-4093-2666-3 (ISBN)
Description
Find out what to expect from conception to birth
From the moment after conception to feeding your newborn baby, Your Pregnancy Week by Week, covers everything you need to know about the miracle of pregnancy. Professor Lesley Regan, world-renowned obstetrician, draws on her professional expertise and personal experience to explain exactly what is happening in your pregnancy week-by-week, both to you and to your baby.
This essential pregnancy guide demystifies complex medical jargon, enabling you to make educated choices about your pregnancy and antenatal care, while also guiding you through your own physical and emotional changes as the weeks go by. Find explanations, advice and reassurance to ensure you have the best possible understanding of this extraordinary and wonderful time. Stunning 3D ultrasound images and specialist, up-to-the-minute research and information describes your baby's remarkable development, week-by-week, in the womb.
Whether you're looking for the perfect gift for a new mum-to-be or searching for a comprehensive book for your own needs, Your Pregnancy Week by Week is for you.
A newer edition of this book is available.
From the moment after conception to feeding your newborn baby, Your Pregnancy Week by Week, covers everything you need to know about the miracle of pregnancy. Professor Lesley Regan, world-renowned obstetrician, draws on her professional expertise and personal experience to explain exactly what is happening in your pregnancy week-by-week, both to you and to your baby.
This essential pregnancy guide demystifies complex medical jargon, enabling you to make educated choices about your pregnancy and antenatal care, while also guiding you through your own physical and emotional changes as the weeks go by. Find explanations, advice and reassurance to ensure you have the best possible understanding of this extraordinary and wonderful time. Stunning 3D ultrasound images and specialist, up-to-the-minute research and information describes your baby's remarkable development, week-by-week, in the womb.
Whether you're looking for the perfect gift for a new mum-to-be or searching for a comprehensive book for your own needs, Your Pregnancy Week by Week is for you.
A newer edition of this book is available.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 193 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
1448 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4093-2666-3 (9781409326663)
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Person
Professor Lesley Regan is the mother of twin daughters and heads the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College, London - the first woman in England to hold such a position. She is a regular contributor to radio and TV programmes on women's health and has presented a series of sex BBC Horizon documentaries.
Content
1: Introduction
2: Your journey through pregnancy
1: The very beginning
2: Conceiving a baby
3: Staying safe in pregnancy
4: Diet and exercise
5: Work and maternity rights
6: The first trimester
7: Weeks 0-6
8: Antenatal care and birth choices
9: Weeks 6-10
10: Weeks 10-13
11: Antenatal tests
12: The second trimester
13: Weeks 13-17
14: Weeks 17-21
15: Weeks 21-26
16: The third trimester
17: Weeks 26-30
18: Shopping for your baby
19: Weeks 30-35
20: Specialist antenatal monitoring
21: Weeks 35-40
3: Labour and birth
1: The stages of labour
2: The first stage
3: Pain relief in labour
4: The second & third stages
5: When help is needed
6: Premature labour
7: Multiple births
8: Assisted deliveries
9: Caesarean birth
4: Life after birth
1: Your newborn baby
2: The hours after birth
3: The first six weeks
4: Your physical recovery
5: Your emotional recovery
6: First days and weeks at home
7: Feeding your baby
8: Family adjustments
9: The six-week postnatal check
5: Concerns and complications
1: Existing medical conditions
2: Infections and illnesses
3: Fetal abnormalities
4: Problems in pregnancy and labour
5: Concerns after birth
6: Useful contacts
7: Index
8: Acknowledgments
2: Your journey through pregnancy
1: The very beginning
2: Conceiving a baby
3: Staying safe in pregnancy
4: Diet and exercise
5: Work and maternity rights
6: The first trimester
7: Weeks 0-6
8: Antenatal care and birth choices
9: Weeks 6-10
10: Weeks 10-13
11: Antenatal tests
12: The second trimester
13: Weeks 13-17
14: Weeks 17-21
15: Weeks 21-26
16: The third trimester
17: Weeks 26-30
18: Shopping for your baby
19: Weeks 30-35
20: Specialist antenatal monitoring
21: Weeks 35-40
3: Labour and birth
1: The stages of labour
2: The first stage
3: Pain relief in labour
4: The second & third stages
5: When help is needed
6: Premature labour
7: Multiple births
8: Assisted deliveries
9: Caesarean birth
4: Life after birth
1: Your newborn baby
2: The hours after birth
3: The first six weeks
4: Your physical recovery
5: Your emotional recovery
6: First days and weeks at home
7: Feeding your baby
8: Family adjustments
9: The six-week postnatal check
5: Concerns and complications
1: Existing medical conditions
2: Infections and illnesses
3: Fetal abnormalities
4: Problems in pregnancy and labour
5: Concerns after birth
6: Useful contacts
7: Index
8: Acknowledgments