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



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Autore: Moore Michele Visualizza persona
Titolo: Pregnancy and parenting after thirty-five : mid life, new life / / Michele C. Moore, Caroline M. de Costa Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Baltimore, Md., : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
Disciplina: 618.2
Soggetto topico: Pregnancy in middle age
Childbirth in middle age
Middle-aged mothers
Altri autori: De CostaCaroline <1947->  
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;
Sommario/riassunto: One of the few books devoted to prospective mothers over thirty-five, this one includes information on surrogacy, adoption, and the first few months of being a new mother.
Titolo autorizzato: Pregnancy and parenting after thirty-five  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8018-8914-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910826653503321
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Serie: Johns Hopkins Press health book.