Pwani University Library

Includes index.

Machine generated contents note: Part One- Pregnancy -- Chapter 1: You're Planning to Start a Family -- Chapter 2: Your Body During Pregnancy -- Chapter 3: How Your Baby Develops: The Inside Story -- Chapter 4: Selecting an Obstetrical Caregiver -- Chapter 5: Prenatal Care: Your First Visit -- Chapter 6: Prenatal Tests: Why They Are Used and How They Are Done -- Chapter 7: Nutrition During Pregnancy -- Chapter 8: Lifestyle During Pregnancy -- Chapter 9: Pregnancy and Work -- Chapter 10: The First Trimester: First 12 Weeks -- Chapter 11: The Second Trimester: 13 to 27 Weeks -- Chapter 12: The Third Trimester: 28 to 40 Weeks and Beyond -- Chapter 13: Expecting Twins, Triplets or More -- Chapter 14: Pregnancy and Ongoing Medical Conditions -- Chapter 15: Stopping or Delaying Preterm Birth -- Illustrated guide to human development (follows page 256) --Part Two- Childbirth -- Chapter 16: Preparing for Childbirth -- Chapter 17: Labor -- Chapter 18: Birth -- Chapter 19: Complications of Childbirth -- Chapter 20: Cesarean Birth -- Chapter 21: Your Baby's First Hours -- Chapter 22: If Your Baby Arrives Early -- Chapter 23: When a Baby Is Born With Problems -- Chapter 24: Adoption: One Way to Build a Family -- Chapter 25: Your Physical and Emotional Health: The First Year After Childbirth --Part Three - Living With and Understanding Your Baby -- Chapter 26: Your Newborn Baby -- Chapter 27: The Basics of Baby Care -- Chapter 28: Feeding Your Baby: Getting Started -- Chapter 29: Your Baby's First Two Weeks -- Chapter 30: Baby From Two Weeks to Two Months -- Chapter 31: Baby From Two to Four Months -- Chapter 32: Baby From Four to Six Months -- Chapter 33: Baby From Six to Nine Months -- Chapter 34: Baby From Nine to 12 Months -- Chapter 35: Returning to Work -- Chapter 36: Common Illnesses, Medical Problems and Emergencies --Part Four- From Partners to Parents: A Family Is Born -- Chapter 37: Motherhood -- Chapter 38: Becoming a Father -- Chapter 39: Couples and New Parenthood -- Chapter 40: Grandparenting -- Chapter 41: Sisters and Brothers -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Appendix -- Index.