Book description
The most up-to-date, comprehensive week-by-week pregnancy guide
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
of labor and delivery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and
a dedicated mom to daughters Natalie and Lauren. She is also assistant
professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology at
Harvard Medical School.
