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| Introduction | |
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| Making A Decision | |
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| Choosing Parenthood | |
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| A Baby: Yes or No? | |
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| Choosing the Right Time | |
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| How a Baby Changes Your Relationship | |
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| Family Shapes | |
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| Spacing Babies | |
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| Babies and Careers | |
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| Coping with Guilt | |
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| Are Working Mothers "Stressed Out"? | |
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| Options in Style | |
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| Best Jobs | |
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| Worst Jobs | |
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| Working While Pregnant | |
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| Benefits at Work | |
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| Leave for Child Care | |
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| Planning for Child Care | |
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| Types of Child Care Available | |
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| Check It Out: Choosing a Child Care Program | |
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| The Biggest Headache: Money | |
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| Where Does the Money Go? | |
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| Big-Ticket Babies | |
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| Starting a College Fund | |
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| Insurance Needs | |
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| Wills | |
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| Health and Fitness for Pregnancy | |
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| The Biological Facts | |
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| Male Reproductive Organs | |
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| Female Reproductive Organs | |
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| Likelihood of Achieving Pregnancy | |
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| Your Most Fertile Days | |
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| Before You Stop Contraception | |
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| Environmental Effect on Pregnancy | |
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| Smoking | |
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| Alcohol | |
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| Caffeine | |
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| Other Drugs | |
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| Pollution and Stress | |
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| On-the-Job Hazards | |
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| How Hazards Affect Pregnancy | |
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| Risky Jobs | |
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| Your Right to Know | |
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| What You Can Do | |
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| Protecting Your Future Fertility | |
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| Venereal Disease | |
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| Contraceptives | |
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| The Pre-Pregnancy Diet | |
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| The Pre-Pregnancy Diet | |
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| How Interactions Work | |
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| Achieving Normal Weight Before Pregnancy | |
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| When to Consult a Nutritionist | |
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| After You Become Pregnant: How Diet Affects Pregnancy | |
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| How Much Weight Can You Expect to Gain During Pregnancy? | |
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| How Weight Is Distributed in Pregnancy | |
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| Returning to Your Normal Weight | |
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| Getting in Shape for Pregnancy | |
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| General Exercises | |
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| Specific Muscles Need Specific Exercises | |
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| The Pre-Pregnancy Shape-up | |
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| The Pelvis | |
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| The Abdomen | |
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| The Back | |
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| First Things: The Pre-Pregnancy Checklist | |
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| A Three-Month Plan | |
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| A Medical Checkup | |
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| A Dental Checkup | |
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| Diet and Lifestyle | |
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| Special Pre-Pregnancy Considerations | |
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| Genetic Counseling Before Pregnancy | |
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| Counseling | |
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| How Genetic Disorders Are Passed On | |
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| Chromosomes | |
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| Single-Gene Defects | |
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| Sex-Linked Diseases | |
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| Multifactorial Defects | |
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| What You Can Be Screened For | |
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| Tests During Pregnancy | |
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| Choosing the Baby's Sex Before Pregnancy | |
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| Preparing for a High-Risk Pregnancy | |
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| Diabetes | |
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| Heart Disease | |
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| High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) | |
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| Allergies and Asthma | |
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| Seizure Disorders | |
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| The Rhesus Factor | |
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| Preparing for Pregnancy over Age Thirty-five | |
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| Can Fertility Treatment Help? | |
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| Risks of Late Pregnancy | |
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| Getting Ready | |
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| If You Have Had a Miscarriage | |
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| Risk Factors | |
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| When Miscarriage Threatens | |
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| Ectopic Pregnancies | |
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| Incompetent Cervix | |
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| Premature Labor | |
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| Stillbirth | |
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| Multiple Losses | |
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| Emotional Aftermath of Miscarriage | |
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| Help for Infertile Couples | |
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| Infertility in Women | |
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| Infertility in Men | |
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| Double Infertility | |
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| How to Get Help | |
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| Fertility Enhancement | |
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| Artificial Insemination | |
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| In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) | |
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| Other Techniques | |
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| Ready for Pregnancy | |
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| New Trends in Maternity Care | |
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| Choosing an Obstetrician | |
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| Questions to Ask | |
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| Choosing a Hospital | |
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| Prepared Childbirth Classes | |
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| The First Weeks of Pregnancy | |
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| Early Symptoms of Pregnancy | |
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| Testing for Pregnancy | |
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| Your First Prenatal Visit | |
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| Dating the Birth | |
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| The Fetus in the First Twelve Weeks | |
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| Your Changing Diet | |
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| Pregnancy Sickness | |
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| Cravings | |
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| Altering Your Exercise Program | |
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| Sex During Pregnancy | |
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| Adjustments at Work | |
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| Travel | |
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| Choosing Your Baby's Doctor | |
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| Emotional Impact | |
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| Index | |