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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451903203321

Autore

Moore Michele

Titolo

Pregnancy and parenting after thirty-five [[electronic resource] ] : mid life, new life / / Michele C. Moore, Caroline M. de Costa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, Md., : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006

ISBN

0-8018-8914-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Collana

A Johns Hopkins Press health book

Altri autori (Persone)

De CostaCaroline <1947->

Disciplina

618.2

Soggetti

Pregnancy in middle age

Childbirth in middle age

Middle-aged mothers

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-277) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: PLANNING A PREGNANCY; 1. Thinking about Pregnancy; 2. Making Choices about Work; 3. Fathers, Partners, and Surrogate Fathers; Part Two: GETTING PREGNANT; 4. Natural Conception; 5. Assistance with Conception; 6. Assisted Reproductive Technology; 7. Medical Conditions That May Affect Pregnancy; 8. Pregnancy following Cancer and Precancer; 9. Other Roads to Motherhood; Part Three: BEING PREGNANT; 10. Screening for Chromosomal Abnormalities; 11. Prenatal Tests; 12. Miscarriage; 13. Termination of Pregnancy; 14. Lifestyle during Pregnancy

15. Minor Maladies of Pregnancy 16. Pregnancy Month by Month; 17. Assessment of Fetal Well-being; 18. Problems That May Arise during Pregnancy; 19. Twin Pregnancy; Part Four: BIRTH; 20. The Process of Birth; 21. The Experience of Birth; 22. Pain Relief in Labor; 23. Problems That May Arise during Labor; 24. Operative Vaginal Delivery; 25. Cesarean Section; Part Five: AFTER THE BIRTH; 26. Going Home with Your Baby; 27. Breastfeeding; 28. Being an Older Parent; Appendices; A. Drugs and Other Substances That Are Harmful to the Fetus

B. Drugs and Chemicals NOT Shown to Be Harmful to the Pregnant Woman or Fetus C. Body Mass Index Table; D. Caffeine Content of Common Sources; E. Iron-rich Foods; F. Calcium-rich Foods; G. The



Loss of a Baby; H. Summary of Medical Tests; Glossary;