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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Making the Big Decisions | |
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| Various Scenarios | |
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| How to Make the Decisions | |
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| Medical Data versus Emotions | |
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| When Professionals Don't Agree | |
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| Whom Do You Listen To? | |
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| Medication: Don't Just Stop | |
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| Collaboration among Professionals | |
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| If a Doctor Refuses to Treat You | |
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| The Importance of Therapy | |
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| Pills Are Not Enough | |
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| Common Types of Therapists | |
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| Choosing a Therapist | |
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| Types of Talk Therapy | |
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| Trust Yourself | |
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| Vulnerability | |
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| If Your Partner Doesn't Agree | |
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| If Your OB Doesn't Agree | |
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| Self-Esteem | |
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| Pregnancy and Moods | |
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| The Biggest Myths about Pregnancy | |
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| What's Normal? | |
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| Avoiding Added Stress | |
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| Body Image | |
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| Antidepressants and Other Medicines for Mood Disorders | |
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| Medication Is Never Enough | |
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| If You're on Medication or Thinking about It | |
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| What Do the Drug Classifications Really Mean? | |
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| FDA Categories for Medication in Pregnancy | |
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| Specific Types of Psychiatric Medication | |
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| Testing Drugs on Pregnant Women | |
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| Should I Believe the Media? | |
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| Not the Time to Switch | |
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| Over-the-Counter Meds | |
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| Medication and Breast-Feeding | |
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| Natural and Emerging Treatments | |
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| Complementary and Alternative Medicine | |
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| Integrative Medicine | |
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| Acupuncture | |
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| Energy Psychology | |
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| Exercise | |
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| Folate | |
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| Homeopathy | |
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| Light Therapy | |
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| Omega-3 Fatty Acids | |
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| SAMe | |
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| St. John's Wort (Hypericum) | |
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| Nutrition for Body and Mind | |
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| Food Groups and Preparation | |
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| Eating Right for You | |
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| Important Food Groups | |
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| Fluids and Hydration | |
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| Fats | |
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| Supplements | |
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| Vegetarian Diet While Pregnant | |
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| Your Risk for Postpartum Depression during and after Delivery | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Consequences of Untreated Postpartum Depression | |
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| Labor and Delivery Causing Depression, Anxiety, and Trauma | |
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| Prevention of Postpartum Mood Disorders | |
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| Diagnosis and Treatment: The Usual versus the Ideal | |
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| Resources | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Metric Conversion Tables | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |