Pregnancy Week by Week

Synopsis

This title offers a wealth of information for pregnant women covering each of the 40 weeks of gestation. Dr Carol Cooper describes what happens to mother and baby week by week in pregnancy. Hints, tips and advice are presented in the form of lists and bite-size pieces of text, making the information very accessible and easy to absorb. The book opens with a section on Making a Good Start, covering diet, exercise, drugs, stress and pregnancy tests. Further chapters deal with the First Trimester, Second Trimester, Third Trimester, and Labour & Birth. For each week, Dr Cooper explains how the baby is developing, what changes are affecting the mother, and how to ensure a healthy, happy outcome.