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| Acknowledgments | |
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| A Word from the Authors | |
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| How to Use This Book | |
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| The First Month--Newly Pregnant | |
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| How You May Feel Emotionally | |
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| Happy | |
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| Incredulous | |
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| Ambivalent | |
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| Moody | |
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| Filled with Doubts | |
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| Anxious | |
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| How You May Feel Physically | |
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| Tired | |
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| Sick | |
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| Seventeen Ways to Ease the Discomforts of Morning Sickness | |
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| How Your Baby Is Growing (1-4 weeks) | |
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| Concerns You May Have | |
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| Due Date | |
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| Sharing the News | |
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| Ectopic Pregnancy | |
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| Choices in Childbirth | |
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| Assembling Your Birth Team | |
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| Creating a Healthy Womb Environment | |
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| Thank You for Not Smoking | |
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| Thank You for Not Drinking Alcohol | |
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| Thank You for Not Taking Illicit Drugs | |
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| Caffeine | |
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| Environmental Hazards | |
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| X Rays and Radiation | |
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| VDTs (Video Display Terminals) | |
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| Household Hazards | |
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| Workplace Hazards | |
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| Diary: The First Month | |
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| The Second Month--Feeling Pregnant | |
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| How You May Feel Emotionally | |
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| Touchy | |
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| Upset with Your Mate | |
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| Dependent | |
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| How You May Feel Physically | |
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| Nauseated | |
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| Fatigued | |
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| Aware of Breast Changes | |
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| Itchy | |
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| Urinating Frequently | |
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| Mouth Watering | |
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| Thirsty | |
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| Constipated | |
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| Gassy and Bloated | |
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| Prone to Heartburn | |
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| Expanding Waistline | |
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| How Your Baby Is Growing (5-8 weeks) | |
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| Concerns You May Have | |
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| Difficulty Sleeping | |
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| Bleeding or Spotting During the First Three Months | |
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| Fear of Miscarriage | |
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| Having a Baby After Age Thirty-Five | |
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| Down Syndrome | |
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| Genetic Counseling | |
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| Single Mothers | |
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| Making a Move | |
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| The Necessity of Prenatal Checkups | |
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| Eating Right for Two | |
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| Figure in Some Fats | |
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| Proteins Are Powerful | |
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| Carbohydrates Should Be Complex | |
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| You Need Extra Iron | |
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| Care About Your Calcium | |
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| Satisfy with Salt | |
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| Value Your Vitamins | |
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| Don't Forget Your Fluids | |
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| Figuring Out a Healthy Weight Gain | |
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| Diary: The Second Month | |
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| The Third Month--Almost Showing | |
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| How You May Feel Emotionally | |
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| Confident | |
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| Craving Solitude | |
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| Worried About Weight Gain | |
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| Worried About Coping | |
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| Antsy | |
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| How You May Feel Physically | |
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| Pelvic Discomforts | |
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| Between Clothing Sizes | |
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| Hearing Life | |
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| Noticing More Breast Changes | |
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| How Your Baby Is Growing (9-12 weeks) | |
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| Concerns You May Have | |
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| Vivid Dreams | |
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| Enjoying Sex While Pregnant | |
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| Screening Tests for Birth Defects | |
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| Working While Pregnant | |
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| Informing Your Employer | |
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| Negotiating Your Maternity Leave | |
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| Working Out the Right Maternity-Leave Package for You | |
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| Wardrobe Wise: Dressing for the Job | |
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| Diary: The Third Month | |
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| The Fourth Month--Feeling Better | |
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| How You May Feel Emotionally | |
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| Relieved | |
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| Ready to Tell | |
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| Beginning to Bond | |
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| Ambivalent | |
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| Doubtful | |
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| Proud | |
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| Sexy | |
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| Nervous About Your Appeal | |
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| Irritated | |
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| How You May Feel Physically | |
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| Back to Normal, Almost | |
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| Beginning to Show | |
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| Energized | |
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| Needing to Urinate Less Often | |
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| Warm | |
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| Increased Vaginal Discharge | |
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| Congested | |
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| Bleeding Gums (Pregnancy Gingivitis) | |
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| Headachy | |
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| Dizzy, Light-headed, and Faint | |
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| How Your Baby Is Growing (13-16 weeks) | |
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| Concerns You May Have | |
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| Skin Changes | |
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| Hair Changes | |
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| Nail Changes and Nail Care | |
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| Exercising Right for Two | |
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| Exercising Safely While Pregnant | |
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| Exercising for an Easier Delivery | |
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| Pregnancy and Posture | |
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| Diary: The Fourth Month | |
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| The Fifth Month--Obviously Pregnant | |
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| How You May Feel Emotionally | |
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| Special | |
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| Awestruck | |
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| Wanting to Stay in Your Nest | |
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| Introspective | |
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| Mentally Fuzzy | |
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| Overwhelmed with Advice | |
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| Panicky | |
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| How You May Feel Physically | |
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| Showing More | |
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| Itchy and Sensitive Belly | |
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| Navel Discomforts | |
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| Breast Changes | |
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| Cramping | |
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| Round-Ligament Pain | |
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| Changes in Your Vision and Eye Moisture | |
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| Foot Changes | |
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| How Your Baby Is Growing (17-20 weeks) | |
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| Concerns You May Have | |
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| Falling | |
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| Deformities | |
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| Driving and Auto Accidents | |
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| Coping With and Involving Your Children | |
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| Getting a Distant Dad Involved | |
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| Tests and Technology | |
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| Ultrasound | |
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| Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT) | |
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| Diary: The Fifth Month | |
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| The Sixth Month--Feeling Baby Move | |
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| How You May Feel Emotionally | |
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| Wanting to Heal the Past | |
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| Impatient | |
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| Frustrated with Having to Share Your Body | |
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| How You May Feel Physically | |
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| Needing to Slow Down | |
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| More Kicks | |
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| Leg Cramps | |
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| Numbness and Tingling in Your Hands | |
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| Abdominal-Muscle Separation | |
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| Leaking Urine | |
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| Rectal Pain and Bleeding | |
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| Preventing Hemorrhoids | |
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| Shooting Pains in Your Lower Back and Legs | |
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| Enlarged Veins | |
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| How Your Baby Is Growing (21-25 Weeks) | |
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| Concerns You May Have | |
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| Bonding with Your Preborn Baby | |
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| Traveling While Pregnant | |
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| More Choices in Childbirth | |
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| Choosing a Childbirth Class | |
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| Choosing a Birth Place | |
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| Choosing a Hospital | |
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| Choosing a Birth Center | |
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| Choosing a Home Birth | |
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| Diary: The Sixth Month | |
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| The Seventh Month--Big and Loving It | |
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| How You May Feel Emotionally | |
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| Euphoric | |
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| Forgetful | |
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| Needing to Escape | |
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| Eager to Get Things Done | |
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| Overwhelmed by Birthing Decisions | |
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| How You May Feel Physically | |
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| Heart-Pounding Sensations | |
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| Shortness of Breath | |
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| Facial Puffiness | |
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| Swelling of Hands, Legs, and Feet | |
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| Backache | |
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| Clumsiness | |
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| Aching Hips | |
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| More Movements--New Movements | |
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| Fetal Hiccups | |
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| Common Annoyances | |
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| How Your Baby Is Growing (26-29 weeks) | |
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| Concerns You May Have | |
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| Braxton Hicks Contractions or Premature Labor? | |
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| Worries About Delivering a Premature Baby | |
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| High-Risk Pregnancy | |
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| Confined to Bed | |
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| Children at Birth | |
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| Enjoying Late-Pregnancy Sex | |
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| Choosing a Labor Support Person | |
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| Diary: The Seventh Month | |
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| The Eighth Month--Almost There | |
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| How You May Feel Emotionally | |
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| Wanting Your Pregnancy to Be Over | |
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| Imagining Your Baby | |
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| Driven to Replay a Previous Birth | |
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| Superstitious | |
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| Worried About Your Baby's Health | |
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| Worried About Your Weight Gain | |
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| Relieved | |
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| Curious About Your Dreams | |
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| Worried About Being a Good Mother | |
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| How You May Feel Physically | |
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| Stronger Kicks | |
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| Feeling Bigger | |
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| Needing to Rest | |
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| Frequent Night Waking | |
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| How Your Baby Is Growing (30-33 weeks) | |
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| Concerns You May Have | |
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| Worried About a Cesarean Birth--What You Can Do | |
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| Managing Pain in Childbirth | |
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| Why Childbirth Hurts | |
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| How You Feel Pain | |
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| Working Out Your Own Personal Pain-Management System | |
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| Take Responsibility for Your Birth Decisions | |
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| Learn to Relax Your Birthing Muscles | |
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| Consider Laboring in Water | |
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| Use the Right Touches | |
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| Breathe Right for Birthing | |
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| Prepare a Labor-Friendly Nest | |
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| Medical Pain Relievers | |
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| Diary: The Eighth Month | |
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| The Ninth Month--Labor Month | |
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| How You May Feel Emotionally | |
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| More Eager | |
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| More Ambivalent | |
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| Craving Solitude | |
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| More Sensitive | |
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| More Concerned | |
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| More Scared | |
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| More Nesting Instincts | |
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| How You May Feel Physically | |
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| Feeling Bigger | |
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| More Tired | |
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| Losing Weight | |
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| Having Difficulty Getting Comfortable | |
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| Feeling a Little Better | |
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| Experiencing New Pelvic Pressures | |
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| Feeling Different Kicks | |
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| General Aches and Pains | |
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| How Your Baby Is Growing (34-40 weeks) | |
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| Concerns You May Have | |
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| Helping Your Labor Progress--What You Should Know | |
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| Working Out Your Best Birthing Positions | |
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| Labor and Delivery | |
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| Prelabor: Labor Day Is Near | |
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| Labor Is Beginning: How to Tell | |
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| The First Stage of Labor: Early Phase | |
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| The First Stage of Labor: Active Phase | |
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| The First Stage of Labor: Transition Phase | |
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| The Second Stage of Labor: Pushing Baby Out | |
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| Crowning: Baby's Head Appears | |
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| The Third Stage of Labor: Delivery of the Placenta | |
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| Diary: The Ninth Month | |
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| The Tenth Month--Postpartum | |
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| How You May Feel Emotionally | |
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| Thrilled and Excited | |
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| Overwhelmed | |
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| Let Down | |
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| Weepy | |
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| How You May Feel Physically | |
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| Feeling "Beat-up" | |
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| Feeling Faint | |
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| Shivers and Shakes | |
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| Bleeding and Vaginal Discharge | |
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| Afterpains | |
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| Difficulty Urinating | |
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| Leaking Urine | |
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| Profuse Sweating | |
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| Painful Perineum | |
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| Constipation | |
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| Gas and Bloating | |
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| Engorged Breasts | |
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| Sore Nipples | |
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| Concerns You May Have | |
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| Getting Back to Your Prepregnancy Weight and Shape | |
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| Making the Transition into Motherhood | |
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| Diary: Postpartum | |
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| If You Get Sick | |
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| Taking Medications During Pregnancy | |
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| Common Illnesses During Pregnancy | |
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| Additional Resources | |
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| Emergency Delivery | |
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| At Home | |
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| En Route to the Hospital | |
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| Glossary of Obstetrical Terms | |
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| Index | |