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- ISBN: 9780897935203 | 0897935209
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 11/17/2009
More pregnancies are considered high-risk than ever before. As many as 30 percent fall into this category due to complicating factors that include:
Diana Raab is a nurse who carried three high-risk pregnancies to term; she is also a poet and memoirist who facilitates journaling workshops around the country. Her pioneering Getting Pregnant Staying Pregnant was written on bed rest while expecting. Her website is dianaraab.com. Errol Norwitz is an obstetrical physician with subspecialty training in high-risk obstetrics. He practices and teaches at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
Foreword | p. viii |
Acknowledgments | p. x |
Introduction | p. l |
Getting Pregnant | p. 6 |
The Female Reproductive System | |
The Male Reproductive System | |
How Pregnancy Occurs | |
Conception Basics | |
Preconception Counseling | |
Family Balancing (Sex Determination) | |
Pregnancy Tests | |
How Your Baby Grows | |
Journaling Your Pregnancy | |
Journaling Corner | |
Care During Your Pregnancy | p. 36 |
The First Visit | |
Calculating Your Due Date | |
Exercise During Pregnancy | |
Nutrition and Pregnancy | |
Other Concerns and Lifestyle Issues | |
Medications and Pregnancy | |
Occupational Hazards | |
Alternative, Complementary, or Holistic Health Care | |
Sexuality and Pregnancy | |
The Journaling Corner | |
High-Risk Pregnancy: An Introduction | p. 77 |
Diagnosis of High-Risk Pregnancy | |
High Risk Pregnancy vs. Having High-Risk Factors | |
Outcome and Prognosis of High-Risk Pregnancy | |
Choosing a Provider | |
Coping with High-Risk Pregnancy | |
Making Decisions | |
The Journaling Corner | |
High-Risk Factors Before Pregnancy | p. 87 |
Advanced Age Pregnancy | |
Advanced Paternal Age | |
History of Miscarriage | |
Reproductive and Female Anatomy Problems | |
Diabetes | |
Kidney Disease | |
Gastrointestinal Problems | |
Liver Disease | |
Autoimmune Diseases | |
Asthma | |
Heart Disease | |
Sickle-Cell Anemia | |
Depression | |
Other Problems | |
Journaling Corner | |
High-Risk Factors Related to Pregnancy | p. 105 |
Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HEG) | |
Ectopic Pregnancy | |
Hydatidi-form Mole | |
Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) and In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Pregnancies | |
Hypertension | |
Gallstones | |
Cholestasis During Pregnancy | |
Appendicitis | |
Thromboembolism | |
Infections | |
Multiple Pregnancy | |
Unusual Fetal Positions | |
Blood | |
Incompatibilities | |
Vaginal Bleeding | |
Abruptio Placenta | |
Placenta Previa | |
Prolapsed Umbilical Cord | |
Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) | |
Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PPROM) | |
Post-Term or Prolonged Pregnancy | |
Cancer in Pregnancy | |
Medications Used In High-Risk Pregnancies | |
Journaling Corner | |
Genetics and Birth Defects | p. 145 |
Chromosomal Defects | |
Single-Gene Defects | |
Sex-Linked Disorders | |
Multifactorial Disorders | |
Mutations | |
Fetal Surgery | |
Genetic Counseling | |
Your Emotions | |
Journaling Corner | |
Tests, Tests, Tests | p. 166 |
Ultrasound Tests | |
First Trimester Risk Assessment | |
Expanded AFP Screening (Triple Marker and Quadruple Marker Screen) | |
Amnio-centesis | |
Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH) | |
Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) | |
Percutaneous Umbilical Cord Sampling (PUBS) | |
Fetoscopy | |
Fetal Fibronectin (fFN) | |
Fetal-Movement Counts | |
Monitoring Devices | |
Biophysical Profile (BPP) | |
Specific Blood Tests | |
The Ethics of Prenatal Testing | |
Journaling Corner | |
Bed Rest | p. 193 |
Coping with Bed Rest | |
Recovering from Bed Rest | |
Journaling Corner | |
Pregnancy Loss | p. 205 |
Elective Abortion | |
Miscarriage | |
Types of Miscarriages | |
Causes of Miscarriage | |
The Emotional Impact of Miscarriage | |
Stillbirth | |
Newborn Death | |
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) | |
The Grieving Process | |
Significant Others | |
Future Pregnancies | |
Journaling Corner | |
Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum | p. 238 |
Labor Defined | |
Stages of Labor | |
Problems with Labor | |
Pain Management in Labor | |
Early Baby Care | |
Postpartum | |
Postpartum Depression | |
Journaling Corner | |
Cesarean Birth | p. 262 |
Reasons for Cesarean Delivery | |
Emergency Cesareans | |
Risks of Cesareans | |
Repeat Cesareans | |
Vaginal Birth after Cesarean (VBAC) | |
Before Your Cesarean | |
Anesthesia | |
The Surgery | |
After Your Cesarean | |
Breast-Feeding after a Cesarean | |
Recovery | |
Going Home | |
Journaling Corner | |
Premature Babies | p. 281 |
What Is a Premature Baby? | |
Causes of Prematurity | |
The Warning Signs | |
Characteristics of Prematurity | |
Breast-Feeding Your Preemie | |
Your Emotions | |
The Premature Baby and Stimulation | |
Family and Friends | |
Outcome | |
Baby's Homecoming | |
Death and Dying | |
Future Pregnancies | |
Journaling Corner | |
Special Concerns During Pregnancy | p. 302 |
The Pregnant Single Parent | |
Teenage Pregnancy | |
Domestic Violence | |
History of Sexual Abuse | |
Trauma During Pregnancy | |
Glossary | p. 313 |
Bibliography | p. 321 |
Support Groups and Associations | p. 328 |
Index | p. 338 |
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