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Your Pregnancy, Step by Step
A Simple Guide to Understanding Your Changing Body, Preparing for Birth, and Meeting Your Baby
A trimester-by-trimester companion that explains how your body and your baby change, what antenatal appointments are generally for, and how to start preparing for birth and your first days at home.
- 173 pages
- 18 chapters
- 5 languages
- PDF ebook
Almost ready The book is written and in its final checks.
Inside the book
Made for real, busy days
- Week-by-week reference pages
- Worksheets and checklists to take to appointments
- Clear three-level guide to when to contact your care team
- ‘Words to know’ boxes and a full glossary
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“The best outcome is that you walk into each appointment feeling a little more confident about what to ask.”
From Your Pregnancy, Step by Step
Who it’s for
- Expectant mothers at any stage of pregnancy.
- First-time parents who want to understand what lies ahead.
- Anyone who would like a calm overview to read between appointments.
What you’ll find
- Common changes in each trimester, explained simply
- What antenatal appointments and scans are generally for
- Questions to bring to your midwife or doctor
- Thinking about a birth plan while staying flexible
- Practical preparations for bringing your baby home
- Knowing when to contact your maternity team
Read it in small pieces.
Short sections, clear headings and a summary at the start of each chapter, so you can pick it up whenever you have a moment.
Contents
Every chapter
Getting started
- 1Your First Steps After a Positive Test
- 2How Pregnancy Is Dated: Weeks, Trimesters, and Due Dates
- 3Inside Your Pregnancy: The Uterus, Placenta, and Your Developing Baby
- 4Prenatal Appointments, Tests, and Screening
The three trimesters
- 5The First Trimester: Early Changes and Finding Your Footing
- 6The Second Trimester: Growing, Moving, and Planning
- 7The Third Trimester: Getting Close
Caring for yourself
- 8Food, Drinks, and Supplements
- 9Movement, Rest, Sex, Work, and Travel
- 10Medicines, Vaccinations, and Everyday Exposures
- 11Your Emotional Wellbeing
Extra care and getting help
- 12When Your Pregnancy Needs Additional Care
- 13Knowing When to Get Help
Birth and the first days
- 14Understanding Labor and Birth
- 15Pain Relief and Comfort in Labor
- 16Induction, Assisted Birth, and Cesarean Birth
- 17Getting Ready: Practical Preparation for Birth and Home
- 18The First Hours and Days With Your Baby
Available in
- English
- Italiano
- Deutsch
- Français
- Español
Digital ebook, read on phone, tablet or computer. Release date and price will be announced to the waitlist first.
This book is for general education. It does not diagnose, treat or replace care from your doctor, midwife, health visitor or other healthcare professional. If you are worried about your health or your baby’s, contact them directly.
