Pregnancy : the ultimate week-by-week pregnancy guide

Introduction (How to use this book

Your due date)

Weeks 1-4 (Conception, implantation, and the first days of life

Time to start taking vitamins and exercising

Risks from obesity, smoking and alcohol)

Week 5 (Your body starts to change

Family diseases and genetic screening

Miscarriage and ectopic pregnancies

Healthy first trimester diet)

Week 6 (Fatigue and sleeping problems

Surviving morning sickness

Choosing a birthplace and a birth team)

Week 7 (Dealing with mood swings

Doubts about motherhood

Healthy weight gain during pregnancy)

Week 8 (Baby's first ultrasound

Colds, flu, and allergies during pregnancy

Hazards and toxins at work and at home)

Week 9 (Your first OB exam and prenatal lab tests

Walking program for beginners

Dealing with back pain and constipation)

Week 10 (What to do when your clothes don't fit

Food safety issues with fish, meat, and cheese

Great ways for your partner to provide support)

Week 11 (First trimester tests for chromosomal disorders

How your friends react to pregnancy

Food cravings and aversions)

Week 12 (Sleep problems and solutions

High blood pressure and pregnancy

Healthy snacks and nonalcoholic party drinks)

Week 13 (Importance of dental care during pregnancy

Reading and understanding food labels

Will your second pregnancy be like your first?). Week 14 (Heartburn causes and cures

Maternity leave and other work issues

Mood swings, depression, and anxiety

Reducing sodium in your diet)

Week 15 (Preventing varicose veins

All about amniocentesis

Sex, good and bad, during the second trimester

Preparing older children for a new baby)

Week 16 (Late miscarriage : causes and symptoms

Questioning your new identity

Staying motivated to exercise)

Week 17 (Feeling your baby move for the first time

Treating lower-back pain

Pregnancy issues for single moms

Alternative exercises for pregnancy fitness)

Week 18 (What you might see on an ultrasound

Traveling safely while pregnant

How your partner reacts to your changing appearance)

Week 19 (Signs of trouble to watch for

Tips for your maternity wardrobe

Eating smart while traveling)

Week 20 (All about high-risk pregnancies

Chronic stress : your body and your baby

Your ultrasound showed multiple babies, now what?

Week 21. (Vacationing smart in mid-pregnancy

Sex affected by a growing belly

Stretching exercises for expectant mothers)

Week 22 (Once a cesarean, always a cesarean?

Career protection for working moms

Strategies for coping with nighttime waking). Week 23 (Iron deficiency, anemia, and fatigue

Taming your junk-food carvings

Vegetarian diets and pregnancy)

Week 24 (Common skin problems in pregnancy

Keeping your focus at work

Feathering your nest : essential baby gear)

Week 25 (Breathlessness and other breathing problems

Compete guide to preterm labor and delivery

Multiple births : likelihood, detecting, and risks)

Week 26 (Childbirth, baby-care, and breastfeeding education

Fats in your diet, good and bad

Exercise : fatigue and when it's time to stop)

Week 27 (Hepatitis and other liver diseases

Fighting the mid-pregnancy blues

Staying hydrated : water and alternatives

Choosing an infant car seat)

Week 28 (Tests during the third trimester

Gestational diabetes : risks, causes, and treatments

Surviving bed rest

Complete guide to cesarean deliveries)

Week 29 (Breech babies : identification and risk

Planning for labor : positions and pain relief

What happens if your water breaks?

Outfitting a safe nursery)

Week 30 (Numbness in your hands ; explanation and relief

Causes and solutions for abdominal pain

Do you need a doula?

Protecting your job while on maternity leave)

Week 31 (Practicing for labor, a guide to breathing techniques

Placenta previa and placental abruption

Why trying to do it all is overrated). Week 32 (Due dates : calculations and guesses

Supplies for your baby's arrival

The ABCs of daycare)

Week 33 (Parenting philosophies and parenting plans

Assembling a complete baby wardrobe

Will you need an episiotomy?)

Week 34 (Reduced fetal movements, when to be concerned

Baby gear guide : strollers, backpacks, and more

The truth about back labor)

Week 35 (Turning breech babies before delivery

Grandparents and your new baby

Planning for postpartum weigh loss)

Week 36 (Delivering more than one baby

Packing for the hospital

Problems with your amniotic fluid)

Week 37 (Considering circumcision for your baby boy

The earliest signs of labor

Should your older children be in the delivery room?

Starting a breastfeeding diet)

Week 38 (Treating persistent headaches

Contraception choices for after pregnancy

Nesting and a need for solitude)

Week 39 (Forceps delivery and vacuum extraction

Labor day surprises

What if you can't make it to the hospital?)

Week 40 (The truth about home remedies for inducing labor

Your doctor's reasons and techniques for inducing labor

Postpartum exercise and fitness classes)

Labor and delivery

Feeding your baby

Postpartum and baby care

Questions for your doctor

Resources

Prenatal tests

Newborn tests

Labor and delivery terms