Pregnancy, Birth, and Family Planning

by Guttmacher, Alan F.

• ISBN13: 9780451147622
• ISBN10: 0451147626
• Format: Paperback
• Publisher: Signet

Summary

"Originally written by one of medicine's most distinguished OB-GYNs and now updated by a nationally prominent midwife and two renowned doctors, Dr. Guttmacher's Pregnancy, Birth & Family Planning is the complete source for anyone who's expecting - or expects to be expecting soon."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

You were a long shot	p. 1
Becoming pregnant	p. 7
Are you pregnant?	p. 32
Duration of pregnancy	p. 50
The fetus	p. 59
Care before pregnancy	p. 139
Care during pregnancy	p. 150
Early fetal testing	p. 196
The pregnant months	p. 236
Nutrition during pregnancy	p. 256
Common discomforts of pregnancy	p. 280
Occasional complications of pregnancy	p. 305
Infertility	p. 337
Miscarriage (spontaneous abortion)	p. 380
Preterm labor and birth	p. 398
Diseases and operations during pregnancy	p. 416
Late fetal assessment	p. 459
Labor	p. 477
Birth	p. 497
Care and support during labor and birth	p. 530
Difficult labor	p. 571
Obstetrical interventions	p. 596
Twins and other multiple births	p. 644
The newborn	p. 663
After childbirth	p. 705
Breast-feeding	p. 742
Family planning	p. 762
Induced abortion	p. 834
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