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The healthy pregnancy book : month by month, everything you need to know from America's baby experts
Title:
The healthy pregnancy book : month by month, everything you need to know from America's baby experts
Author:
Sears, William, 1939- , author.
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2013.
Physical Description:
xviii, 446 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Summary:
Offers a detailed, month-by-month guide to healthy pregnancy and childbirth for expectant parents, covering such topics as child development, hormonal changes, nutrition, fitness, childbirth options, and working during pregnancy.
Language:
English
Contents:
Get motivated to get healthy -- How to eat : graze, sip, and dip -- What to eat : the top twelve pregnancy superfoods -- Gain the weight that's right for you and baby -- Exercise right for two -- Don't worry, be pregnant -- How to sleep peacefully while pregnant -- Go green! -- Practice the pills-and-skills model of self-care -- First month : newly pregnant -- Second month : feeling more pregnant -- Third month : almost showing -- Fourth month : feeling better -- Fifth month : obviously pregnant -- Sixth month : feeing baby move -- Seventh month : bigger and loving it -- Eighth month : almost there -- The hormonal symphony of birth -- Ninth month : this is it! -- The week after -- Special pregnancies -- If you have medical complications.
ISBN:
9780316187435
Format :
Book