Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy

How to use this book Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy is a comprehensive and easy-to-use how-to manual that provides answers and explanations to all of the questions and concerns of expectant mothers and fathers. To help you easily find what you’re looking for, the book is divided into six sections. Part 1: Enjoying a Healthy Pregnancy From how to get pregnant, to eating and exercise during your pregnancy, to what you should know about medications, this section covers it all. Here you’ll also find answers to many of those questions you’ve been wondering about. Part 2: Pregnancy Month by Month This section provides weekly and monthly insights into your baby’s development and your own physical and emotional changes. It also includes detailed information on labor and childbirth. Part 3: Baby Is Finally Here For first-time parents, caring for a newborn can be nerve-racking. The information and advice in Part 3 can help you get through those first couple of weeks. Part 4: Important Decisions of Pregnancy During pregnancy, you may be confronted with a number of decisions, big and small. Part 4 is designed to help you determine the best option for you in your particular situation. Part 5: Symptoms Guide Here you’ll find helpful self-care tips for backache, fatigue, heartburn, leg cramps, swelling and many more common concerns of pregnancy. The symptoms are listed alphabetically to help you easily find them. Part 6: Complications of Pregnancy and Childbirth Most pregnancies proceed smoothly, but sometimes problems can develop in mother or baby. The most common complications, and how they’re treated, are discussed here.