Book description
Your complete guide to having a healthy, happy pregnancy
This updated and expanded third edition of Pregnancy
ForDummies offers mothers-to-be practical advice and expert
guidance on every stage of their pregnancy - and beyond!
Understand what's happening with your baby and your body, and be
guided through what to expect from labour, birth and becoming a new parent.
- Follow your baby's development - understand the changes you and
your baby go through during all three trimesters
- Research your birth options - make informed choices that best
suit your needs
- Care for your baby before birth - eat well and keep active
during pregnancy
- Prepare for the birth of your baby - know what happens before,
during and after labour
- Look after your newborn - find advice on breastfeeding and
bringing your baby home
- Keep up with current issues -identify issues facing mothers
today, such as returning to work or having children later in life
- Get expert advice on special situations - meet the challenges of
multiple births, problems during pregnancy or miscarriage
Open the book and find:
- Ways to increase your chances of getting pregnant
- Clear illustrations of how the body changes during pregnancy
- Advice for managing pre-existing conditions during pregnancy
- Discussion about complementary and alternative therapies
- Simple explanations of your birth options
- Information about parental leave entitlements
- Websites to access further support
Jane Palmer is a highly respected, privately
practising midwife in Sydney. She manages her company Pregnancy, Birth
and Beyond and provides midwifery, childbirth education and lactation
services. For over 20 years, she has supported women and their
families from preconception to the year following birth. As one of the
first Medicare-eligible midwives in Australia, she provides midwifery
care in collaboration with the group practice Midwives @ Sydney and
Beyond, caring for women planning to give birth at home, hospital or
in a birth centre. Being passionate about breastfeeding, she became an
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in 2008. She
actively campaigns for the improvement in maternity care and maintains
the popular website www. pregnancy. com. au. Jane is the mother of
three children - Joshua, Jarred and Lia - and is grandmother to
Dakota. She enjoys family life, writing and travelling.
Joanne Stone, MD, is a full-time faculty member in the
internationally renowned Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at The
Mount Sinai Medical Centre in New York City. She is the director of
the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and also cares for patients
with problem pregnancies. She has lectured throughout the country, is
widely published in medical journals, and has been interviewed
frequently for television and magazines on topics related to
pregnancy, with a special emphasis on the management of multiple
pregnancies. Away from the hospital she loves to spend time with her
husband, George, and her two little girls, Chloe and Sabrina.
Keith Eddleman, MD, works with Joanne at Mount Sinai. He is a
professor in the medical school and the Director of Obstetrics at the
hospital. He teaches medical students, residents and fellows, lectures
throughout the world, and appears often on television to discuss
issues concerning the care of pregnant women. His areas of special
expertise are ultrasound and reproductive genetics. His free time,
when he has any, is split between spending time with his family at
their apartment in Manhattan or at their country house in upstate New York.
Mary Duenwald is a writer and editor who has for many years
specialised in medicine and science journalism. She has written for
The New York Times, Discover, Smithsonian, and
Departures. She has been executive editor of Harper's
Bazaar, Women's Sports & Fitness, and The
Sciences magazines and a senior editor for Vogue. She is a
contributing editor for GQ. She is also the mother of twins,
Nick and Claire Murray.
