Book description
With more and more women waiting to start a family, it's encouraging to
know that you can have a healthy pregnancy over 35-and into your 40s-if
you make well-informed choices about your prenatal care.
Whether you're considering parenting for the first time or starting
over, The Everything Guide to Pregnancy over 35 covers the
physical, emotional, and social implications of a 35+ pregnancy to
help ensure the healthiest and happiest nine months-and beyond. Packed
with expert advice, plus helpful tips from moms just like you, this
reassuring guide shows you how to:
- Improve your chances of getting pregnant after 35-including
fertility treatment options
- Select the best care options-whether with a doctor or midwife
- Incorporate vitamins, proper nutrition, and exercise into your lifestyle
- Weigh the benefits and risks of prenatal testing
- Understand the changes happening to your body
- Prepare for labor, delivery, and recovery
- Assess financial and career considerations
- . . . and, most importantly, welcome a new baby into your
life!
With its supportive, straightforward approach,
The
Everything Guide to Pregnancy over 35 is the one book you need
to dispel the rumors, understand the risks, and enjoy the rewards of
this exciting time!
Brette McWhorter Sember (www. BretteSember. com) is a mother of
two, pregnancy expert, and author of Your Plus-Size Pregnancy
and Your Practical Pregnancy Planner. Sember is a contributing
writer to more than 150 parenting publications and a member of the
American Society of Journalists and Authors and the Association for
Health Care Journalists. She lives in Clarence, NY.
Technical Reviewers:
Bruce D. Rodgers, M. D., FACOG, is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Specialist and an Associate Professor of Clinical
Obstetrics-Gynecology & Pediatrics and the Director, Division of
Maternal-Fetal Medicine/Director, Fetal Cardiovascular Medicine at the
University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He
lives in Buffalo, NY.
Diane E. Rodgers, R. N.C. is an Instructor of Clinical
Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University at Buffalo School of
Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and a certified nurse practitioner in
women's health care. She lives in Buffalo, NY.
With more and more women waiting to start a family, it's
encouraging to know that you can have a healthy pregnancy over 35-and
into your 40s-if you make well-informed choices about your prenatal care.
Whether you're considering parenting for the first time or starting
over, The Everything Guide to Pregnancy over 35 covers the
physical, emotional, and social implications of a 35+ pregnancy to
help ensure the healthiest and happiest nine months-and beyond. Packed
with expert advice, plus helpful tips from moms just like you, this
reassuring guide shows you how to:
- Improve your chances of getting pregnant after 35-including
fertility treatment options
- Select the best care options-whether with a doctor or midwife
- Incorporate vitamins, proper nutrition, and exercise into your lifestyle
- Weigh the benefits and risks of prenatal testing
- Understand the changes happening to your body
- Prepare for labor, delivery, and recovery
- Assess financial and career considerations
- . . . and, most importantly, welcome a new baby into your
life!
With its supportive, straightforward approach,
The
Everything Guide to Pregnancy over 35 is the one book you need
to dispel the rumors, understand the risks, and enjoy the rewards of
this exciting time!
Brette McWhorter Sember (www. BretteSember. com) is a mother of
two, pregnancy expert, and author of Your Plus-Size Pregnancy
and Your Practical Pregnancy Planner. Sember is a contributing
writer to more than 150 parenting publications and a member of the
American Society of Journalists and Authors and the Association for
Health Care Journalists. She lives in Clarence, NY.
Technical Reviewers:
Bruce D. Rodgers, M. D., FACOG, is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Specialist and an Associate Professor of Clinical
Obstetrics-Gynecology & Pediatrics and the Director, Division of
Maternal-Fetal Medicine/Director, Fetal Cardiovascular Medicine at the
University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He
lives in Buffalo, NY.
Diane E. Rodgers, R. N.C. is an Instructor of Clinical
Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University at Buffalo School of
Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and a certified nurse practitioner in
women's health care. She lives in Buffalo, NY.
