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9780440508786

Everything You Need to Know to Have a Healthy Twin Pregnancy From Pregnancy Through Labor and Delivery . . . A Doctor's Step-by-Step Guide for Parents for Twins, Triplets, Quads, and More!

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    9780440508786

  • ISBN10:

    0440508789

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-11-07
  • Publisher: Dell
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Summary

Twins...triplets...quads...finally! The book that answers all your questions about multiple birth--written by a doctor who is a mother of twins herself Over ten years ago when Dr. Gila Leiter, herself an OB/GYN,was pregnant with twins, the book she desperately needed wasn'tavailable.Now it is: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Healthy Twin Pregnancy. Taking you step-by-step through the processes of pregnancy and birth, Dr. Leiter shares her professional and personal expertise, providing answers to all your questions, plus practical know-how, psychological support, and extensive resources for this most joyous--and overwhelming--experience, whether you're having two babies...or four! Learn: The latest in fertility treatments and reproductive technology,and the probable outcome What to expect, trimester by trimester Concrete suggestions for working through your hopes, fears, and fantasies Who should seek genetic counseling How to avoid preterm labor and premature delivery--and what to do if it's unavoidable Recommended vitamins and minerals--plus do's and don'ts All about medications: what you can take, can't take, must take What you should know if you're going to have a C-section Specific ideas for nurturing yourself and reducing stress The birthing process and what to expect in the delivery room Twelve questions to ask the doctor you're considering choosing for your pediatrician What it's like to bring babies home--and what you'll needto manage your new family And much more

Author Biography

Gila Leiter is an associate clinical professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive science at Mount Sinai in New York. She is the author of Everything You Need to Know to Have a Healthy Twin Pregnancy: From Pregnancy Through Labor and Delivery . . . A Doctor's Step-by-Step Guide for Parents for Twins, Triplets, Quads, and More!

Rachel Kranz is a fiction and nonfiction writer who lives in New York City. Her most recent novel is Leaps of Faith.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Why This Book---A Personal Look xiii
Fertility Treatments, Assisted Reproductive Technology, and Your Chances of Having Twins
1(9)
How Can I Prepare for Having Twins?
10(19)
The Biology of Multiple Pregnancy
29(13)
How Do You Feel?: Psychological Issues
42(18)
Working with Your Doctor: What You Can and Should Expect
60(10)
Making Choices: Prenatal Diagnosis, Prenatal Decisions
70(13)
Creating Healthy Babies: Nutrition
83(19)
Creating Healthy Babies: Medications
102(9)
Creating Healthy Babies: Exercise, Work, and Rest
111(12)
What's Happening to Your Body?: The First Trimester
123(24)
What's Happening to Your Body?: The Second Trimester
147(18)
What's Happening to Your Body?: The Third Trimester
165(14)
If Something Goes Wrong: Complications
179(20)
Avoiding Preterm Labor and Premature Birth
199(23)
Coping with Preterm Labor
222(13)
Labor and Delivery: Getting Ready
235(20)
Labor and Delivery: What to Expect
255(25)
``They're Here!'': What Happens When Your Twins Arrive
280(28)
Now That They're Here: Adapting to Your New Life
308(9)
Resources 317(6)
Index 323

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