Book description
In Pregnancy For DummiesDr Sarah Jarvis takes the reader through
pregnancy,trimester bytrimester,following the baby's growth and
describing medical issues that might ensue.
This UK edition includes information on:
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Getting the best care from the NHS for you and your baby
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Welfare benefits for mothers and mums to be.
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The newborn baby
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Taking care of yourself after delivery
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Choosing breast- or bottle-feeding
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Special considerations,such as age, multiple births,
complications, illness
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New ultrasound techniques,such as 4D
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Working while pregnant and deciding when to return
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Considering “alternative birth”procedures
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Selecting and using an infant car seat
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Preparing home,family and siblings for new baby
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Caring for a premature child
Joanne Stone, MD, is a full-time faculty member in
the internationally renowned Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at
The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. She is the director
of the Perinatal Ultrasound Unit and also cares for patients with
problem pregnancies. She has lectured throughout the USA, 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 multifoetal pregnancies. She was
a co-star in the critically acclaimed series
Pregnancy For
Dummies on the Discovery Health Channel. 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
also a full-time faculty member and is the Director of the Division of
Maternal-Fetal Medicine. 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. He was also a co-star on the critically-acclaimed series
Pregnancy For Dummies on the Discovery Health Channel. 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
specialized 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
currently a contributing editor for GQ. She is also the mother
of 14-year-old twins, Nick and Claire Murray.
Dr Sarah Jarvis is a GP and GP trainer in inner city London.
She is a Fellow of, and the Women's Health spokesperson for, the Royal
College of General Practitioners (RCGP). She was a founder member, and
later chair, of the Women's Taskforce at the RCGP. She was also the
medical advisor/presenter of the television series, The Maternity
Guide, on Channel Health. She is also a medical writer and
broadcaster, and appears regularly on Radio Five Live, GMTV, and ITN
lunchtime news, as well as being the Radio 2 doctor. She writes
regularly for a variety of magazines, including Good
Housekeeping, Women's Health, Pregnancy, and Baby
and You. Her great passion (as far as work is concerned) is
patient education, and she has written over 500 patient information
leaflets, as well as two previous books, A Younger Woman's
Diagnose-It-Yourself Guide to Health and Diabetes For
Dummies. Her other great passion is her family, and she loves
spending time with her husband, Simon, their two children, Seth and
Matilda, and their dog, Dascha.
