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	Full Title:	Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy
	Author(s):	Myra J. Wick, M.D., Ph.D.
	Publishing / Edition:	MFMER, 2018

Click here for the Table of Contents of the book

Chapter 1.

Is the time right?
Is your body ready?
How to get pregnant
Are you pregnant?
Choosing a care provider
Delayed pregnancy and fertility

Chapter 2.

Pregnancy diet
Gaining weight
Staying active
Playing it smart
Making sense of medications
Working while pregnant
Traveling wisely
Common questions

Chapter 3.

How to take part
Getting through the first trimester together
Sex during pregnancy
Labor and delivery worries
Helping during labor
Common anxieties
You made it

Pregnancy Calendar
How to respond

Chapter 4.

Baby's growth
Your body changes
Your emotions
Scheduling prenatal checkup

Chapter 5.

Baby's growth
Your body changes
Coping with morning sickness
Your emotions
Prenatal checkup
Twins, triplets and more

Chapter 6.

Baby's growth
Your body changes
Your emotions
Prenatal checkup
Centering pregnancy and alternative prenatal care models

Chapter 7.

Baby's growth
Your body changes
Your emotions
Time To go shopping
Prenatal checkup
Thinking ahead to child care

Chapter 8.

Baby's growth
Your body changes
Your emotions
Prenatal checkup

Chapter 9.

Baby's growth
Your body changes
Your emotions
Prenatal checkup
Childbirth classes

Chapter 10.

Baby's growth
Your body changes
Your emotions
Prenatal checkup
The breast or bottle question

Chapter 11.

Baby's growth
Your body changes
Your emotions
Prenatal checkup
Cord blood banking
Baby gear essentials

Chapter 12.

Baby's growth
Your body changes
Preparing your body for labor
Your emotions
Prenatal checkup
Your birth plan

Chapter 13.

Baby's growth
Your body changes
Your emotions
Time to relax
Prenatal checkup

Chapter 14.

While you wait
How your body prepares
It's time! - or is it?
Stages of labor and childbirth
If you're the labor coach

Chapter 15.

When is a C-section done?
The risks
What you can expect
After surgery

Chapter 16.

Your baby's appearance
Newborn care
Circumcision
Newborn issues
The premature newborn

Chapter 17.

Your baby's world
Baby care basics
Twins, triplets or more

Chapter 18.

Breast care
Bowel and urination problems
Healing
Getting back into shape
The baby blues
Baby bonding

Chapter 19.

Early survival tips
Parenting as a team
Finding time for yourself and each other
Single parenthood
Hang in there

Chapter 20.

What is it?
Issues to consider
Types of genetic disorders
Family history screening
Expanded carrier screening
How it's done
Understanding the results

Chapter 21.

Issues to consider
Ultrasound imaging
Prenatal screening
Prenatal diagnostic tests
Fetal surveillance or late pregnancy tests

Chapter 22.

Breastfeeding
Bottle-feeding

Chapter 23.

Issues to consider
Your options
Pain medications
Natural methods

Chapter 24.

Issues to consider
Benefits vs. risks
Making your decision

Chapter 25.

Benefits vs. risks
Issues to consider
Tips for planning a VBAC

Chapter 26.

Issues to consider
Breast-feeding and contraception
Options
Making your decision

Abdominal discomfort
Abdominal pressure
Abdominal tenderness
Acne
Allergies
Baby's hiccups
Baby's kicks
Backache
Blurry vision
Breast discharge
Breast enlargement
Breast tenderness
Buttock and leg pain
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Clumsiness
Constipation
Contractions
Cramping
Dizziness and faintness
Dreams
Enlarged veins
Excessive salivation
Eye changes
Facial skin darkening
Fatigue
Feeling warm
Fluid leakage
Food aversions
Food cravings
Forgetfulness
Gas and bloating
Gum disease and bleeding
Headaches
Heartburn
Hemorrhoids
Hip pain
Hunger
Increased heart rate
Insomnia
Irrational fears
Itchiness
Leg cramps
Linea nigra
Mood swings
Morning sickness
Mucous discharge
Navel soreness
Nesting
Nipple darkening
Nosebleeds
Pelvic pressure
Perineal aching
Perspiration
Pubic bone pain
Rashes
Rectal bleeding
Red palms and soles
Rib tenderness
Round ligament pain
Sensitivity to smells
Shortness of breath
Skin tags
Snoring
Stretch marks
Stuffy nose
Swelling
Swollen feet
Thirst
Urinary tract infections
Urinating frequently
Urine leakage
Vaginal bleeding
Vaginal discharge
Varicose veins
Vomiting
Yeast infections

Chapter 27.

Blood concerns
Cervical incompetence
Depression
Early labor
Excessive vomiting
Fetal growth restriction
Gestational diabetes
Placental problems
Preeclampsia and hypertension

Chapter 28.

Labor that fails to start
Labor that fails to progress
Baby in an abnormal position
Intolerance of labor

Chapter 29.

Pre-existing health issues
Postpartum concerns

Chapter 30.

Miscarriage
Ectopic pregnancy
Molar pregnancy
Stillbirth
Trying again

Content Review

This is the first in a trilogy. It is followed up by Mayo Clinic Guide to Your Baby's First Years (Newborn to Age 3) and Mayo Clinic Guide to Raising a Healthy Child (Ages 3-11).

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