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| Foreword | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Getting Pregnant | |
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| The Female Reproductive System | |
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| The Male Reproductive System | |
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| How Pregnancy Occurs | |
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| Conception Basics | |
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| Preconception Counseling | |
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| Family Balancing (Sex Determination) | |
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| Pregnancy Tests | |
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| How Your Baby Grows | |
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| Journaling Your Pregnancy | |
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| Journaling Corner | |
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| Care During Your Pregnancy | |
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| The First Visit | |
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| Calculating Your Due Date | |
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| Exercise During Pregnancy | |
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| Nutrition and Pregnancy | |
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| Other Concerns and Lifestyle Issues | |
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| Medications and Pregnancy | |
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| Occupational Hazards | |
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| Alternative, Complementary, or Holistic Health Care | |
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| Sexuality and Pregnancy | |
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| The Journaling Corner | |
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| High-Risk Pregnancy: An Introduction | |
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| Diagnosis of High-Risk Pregnancy | |
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| High Risk Pregnancy vs. Having High-Risk Factors | |
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| Outcome and Prognosis of High-Risk Pregnancy | |
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| Choosing a Provider | |
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| Coping with High-Risk Pregnancy | |
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| Making Decisions | |
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| The Journaling Corner | |
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| High-Risk Factors Before Pregnancy | |
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| Advanced Age Pregnancy | |
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| Advanced Paternal Age | |
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| History of Miscarriage | |
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| Reproductive and Female Anatomy Problems | |
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| Diabetes | |
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| Kidney Disease | |
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| Gastrointestinal Problems | |
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| Liver Disease | |
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| Autoimmune Diseases | |
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| Asthma | |
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| Heart Disease | |
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| Sickle-Cell Anemia | |
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| Depression | |
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| Other Problems | |
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| Journaling Corner | |
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| High-Risk Factors Related to Pregnancy | |
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| Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HEG) | |
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| Ectopic Pregnancy | |
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| Hydatidi-form Mole | |
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| Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) and In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Pregnancies | |
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| Hypertension | |
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| Gallstones | |
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| Cholestasis During Pregnancy | |
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| Appendicitis | |
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| Thromboembolism | |
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| Infections | |
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| Multiple Pregnancy | |
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| Unusual Fetal Positions | |
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| Blood | |
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| Incompatibilities | |
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| Vaginal Bleeding | |
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| Abruptio Placenta | |
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| Placenta Previa | |
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| Prolapsed Umbilical Cord | |
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| Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) | |
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| Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PPROM) | |
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| Post-Term or Prolonged Pregnancy | |
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| Cancer in Pregnancy | |
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| Medications Used In High-Risk Pregnancies | |
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| Journaling Corner | |
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| Genetics and Birth Defects | |
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| Chromosomal Defects | |
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| Single-Gene Defects | |
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| Sex-Linked Disorders | |
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| Multifactorial Disorders | |
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| Mutations | |
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| Fetal Surgery | |
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| Genetic Counseling | |
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| Your Emotions | |
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| Journaling Corner | |
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| Tests, Tests, Tests | |
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| Ultrasound Tests | |
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| First Trimester Risk Assessment | |
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| Expanded AFP Screening (Triple Marker and Quadruple Marker Screen) | |
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| Amnio-centesis | |
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| Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH) | |
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| Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) | |
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| Percutaneous Umbilical Cord Sampling (PUBS) | |
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| Fetoscopy | |
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| Fetal Fibronectin (fFN) | |
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| Fetal-Movement Counts | |
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| Monitoring Devices | |
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| Biophysical Profile (BPP) | |
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| Specific Blood Tests | |
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| The Ethics of Prenatal Testing | |
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| Journaling Corner | |
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| Bed Rest | |
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| Coping with Bed Rest | |
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| Recovering from Bed Rest | |
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| Journaling Corner | |
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| Pregnancy Loss | |
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| Elective Abortion | |
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| Miscarriage | |
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| Types of Miscarriages | |
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| Causes of Miscarriage | |
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| The Emotional Impact of Miscarriage | |
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| Stillbirth | |
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| Newborn Death | |
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| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) | |
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| The Grieving Process | |
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| Significant Others | |
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| Future Pregnancies | |
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| Journaling Corner | |
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| Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum | |
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| Labor Defined | |
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| Stages of Labor | |
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| Problems with Labor | |
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| Pain Management in Labor | |
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| Early Baby Care | |
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| Postpartum | |
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| Postpartum Depression | |
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| Journaling Corner | |
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| Cesarean Birth | |
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| Reasons for Cesarean Delivery | |
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| Emergency Cesareans | |
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| Risks of Cesareans | |
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| Repeat Cesareans | |
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| Vaginal Birth after Cesarean (VBAC) | |
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| Before Your Cesarean | |
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| Anesthesia | |
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| The Surgery | |
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| After Your Cesarean | |
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| Breast-Feeding after a Cesarean | |
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| Recovery | |
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| Going Home | |
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| Journaling Corner | |
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| Premature Babies | |
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| What Is a Premature Baby? | |
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| Causes of Prematurity | |
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| The Warning Signs | |
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| Characteristics of Prematurity | |
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| Breast-Feeding Your Preemie | |
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| Your Emotions | |
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| The Premature Baby and Stimulation | |
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| Family and Friends | |
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| Outcome | |
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| Baby's Homecoming | |
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| Death and Dying | |
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| Future Pregnancies | |
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| Journaling Corner | |
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| Special Concerns During Pregnancy | |
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| The Pregnant Single Parent | |
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| Teenage Pregnancy | |
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| Domestic Violence | |
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| History of Sexual Abuse | |
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| Trauma During Pregnancy | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Support Groups and Associations | |
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| Index | |