Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby (A March of Dimes Book)电子书

Dedication

Contents

Notes to the Reader

Foreword

Introduction

CHAPTER 1 The Journey Begins

Prenatal Care Matters

Picking Your Provider

Your First Prenatal Visit

The Importance of Good Lifestyle Choices

Where to Give Birth

CHAPTER 2 How Your Baby Grows

A Month-by-Month Look at How Your Baby Develops and How Your Body Changes During Pregnancy

CHAPTER 3 What to Eat

Becoming a Healthy Role Model

Essential Nutrition

The Building Blocks of Food

Important Vitamins and Minerals

What’s on Your Plate?

Hungry for Answers

Avoiding Food-Borne Infections and Toxins

Pros and Cons of Seafood

CHAPTER 4 Preventing Infections: Protecting Yourself and Your Baby from Common Bacterial, Viral, and Yeast Infections

CHAPTER 5 Move Your Body

You Don’t Have to Be Fit to Exercise

Turn Your Walk into a Workout

The Best Exercises for You

Activities to Avoid

Exercising Right

CHAPTER 6 Weighing Your Options

How Much Weight Should You Gain?

Reaching Your Weight Goal

Do the Math: Calculating Your Daily Calorie Needs

Aim for Good Gain

Personalize a Plan for Weight Gain

CHAPTER 7 If Things Get Uncomfortable

How to Get Better Sleep

Constipation Solutions

Cool the Heartburn Fire

Hemorrhoids: Soothe the Itch

Coping with Morning Sickness

Backaches and Pain Relief

Headache Fixes

Changes on the Outside

Stabilize Your Mood

Fluid Retention: Let It Flow

CHAPTER 8 Making the World Around You Safer

Walk Away from Smoke

Look Out for Lead

Clear the Air of Carbon Monoxide

Avoid Mercury

Test Your Home for Radon

Prevent Exposure to Pesticides

Assess the Risk of Arsenic

Be Aware of Plastics

Steer Clear of Unnecessary Radiation

Avoid Air Pollution

CHAPTER 9 Everything You Need to Know About Prenatal Testing

Making Informed Decisions

Types of Testing

Carrier Screening

Prenatal Testing

Testing by Ultrasound

The Emotional Side of Testing

CHAPTER 10 If the Unexpected Happens

Know What to Look For

Anemia

Bleeding

Cervical Insufficiency

Gestational Diabetes

Pregnancy-Related High Blood Pressure (with Possible Preeclampsia and Eclampsia)

Prenatal Depression

Preterm Labor and Birth

Miscarriage

Stillbirth

CHAPTER 11 The Checklist: Getting Ready for Baby: A Checklist for Labor, Delivery, and Beyond

CHAPTER 12 Go-Time

Getting Ready

Keeping Track of Time

Inducing Labor

Coping with Pain

Monitoring Your Baby’s Heart Rate

Entering Labor

Giving Birth by Another Route: Cesarean Section

When Your Baby Is Overdue

CHAPTER 13 Healthy Baby

Newborn Screening

The Circumcision Decision

Caring for Your Baby

Protecting Your Baby from SIDS

Shielding Your Baby from Secondhand Smoke

CHAPTER 14 Baby Mealtime

Why Breast Milk?

Learning to Breastfeed

Breastfeeding Q&A

Formula Feeding

Inside Your Baby’s Diapers

CHAPTER 15 Back on Track

Recovering from Childbirth

Recuperating from a C-Section

When You Get Home

Managing Postpartum Symptoms

Postpartum Depression: More Than Just the Blues

Your First Postpartum Appointment

Preconception: Preparing for a Healthy Pregnancy

In Depth

Glossary: Pregnancy Words to Know

Index

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Copyright

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