| Description |
x, 573 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Yale University Press health & wellness |
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Yale University Press health & wellness.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [541-546) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- pt. 1. Strategic planning (before conception) -- 1. Are you ready for change? -- 2. Caring for yourself before pregnancy -- 3. Pre-prenatal care -- pt. 2. Mergers and acquisitions (getting pregnant) -- 4. Trying to get pregnant -- 5. When nature isn't working -- pt. 3. Adapting to change (through week 13) -- 6. Pregnant! -- 7. Your little embryo -- 8. Experiences of pregnancy, on and off the job -- 9. Pregnancy's effects on work, and work's effects on pregnancy -- 10. Life changes -- 11. Buyer's guide : how to choose a doctor or midwife -- 12. Prenatal appointments -- pt. 4. Going public (weeks 14-26) -- 13. You and your baby-to-be -- 14. Your changing body -- 15. Your lifestyle -- 16. Communication at work -- 17. Decision points : second trimester prenatal testing -- 18. Looking ahead to your baby's birth -- pt. 5. Double-digit growth (week 27 until birth) -- 19. Getting bigger -- 20. Your very pregnant life -- 21. Medical care -- 22. Life on the job -- 23. Arranging for maternity leave -- 24. Labor negotiations : "birth plans" and planning for birth -- 25. Getting ready for the baby -- 26. Going overdue and other reasons for labor induction -- pt. 6. Exit strategy (the day of birth) -- 27. Pre-labor and early labor -- 28. The emotional and physical stages of labor -- 29. Comfort measures -- 30. Hospital routines -- 31. The birth of your baby -- 32. Cesarean section and other operations -- 33. Your newborn -- pt. 7. A sea change (parenthood) -- 34. The first few days -- 35. Crawling up the learning curve -- 36. Maternity leave and the return to work -- 37. Birth control and other topics for your postnatal checkup -- 38. Breastfeeding and work -- 39. Finding your balance : advice from mothers -- Appendix A. Pre-pregnancy resources -- Appendix B. Additional information for pregnant moms -- Recommended reading -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| Subject |
Pregnancy -- Popular works.
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Pregnant women -- Employment -- Popular works.
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| ISBN |
9780300113105 cloth alkaline paper |
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0300113102 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780300113242 paperback alkaline paper |
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0300113242 paperback alkaline paper |
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