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Conventions Used in This Book |
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How This Book Is Organised |
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Part II Pregnancy: A Drama in Three Acts |
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Part III The Big Event: Labour, Delivery and Recovery |
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Chapter 1 From Here to Maternity |
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Getting Ready to Get Pregnant: The Preconception Visit |
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Taking a look at your history |
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Evaluating your current health |
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11 | (1) |
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Answering Commonly Asked Questions |
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Getting to your ideal body weight |
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Reviewing your medications |
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Considering herbal remedies and vitamin supplements |
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Recognising the importance of vaccinations and immunity |
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16 | (2) |
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Introducing Sperm to Egg: Timing Is Everything |
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Taking an effective (and fun) approach |
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Chapter 2 I Think I'm Pregnant! |
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Recognising the Signs of Pregnancy |
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Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3 |
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Getting an answer at home |
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Going to your GP for answers |
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Antenatal and Labour Care - What's Available? |
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Looking at your options: Private or NHS? |
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Who's Who? The Varying Roles of Health Care Professionals |
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Maternal-foetal medicine specialists |
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30 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 Preparing for Life during Pregnancy |
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31 | (20) |
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Working Out Your Due Date |
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32 | (1) |
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Planning Antenatal Visits |
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33 | (3) |
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Preparing for Physical Changes |
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36 | (3) |
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Spotting breast and bladder changes |
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36 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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Living through leg cramps |
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37 | (1) |
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Noticing vaginal discharge |
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37 | (1) |
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Putting up with backaches |
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38 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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Understanding the Effects of Medications, Alcohol and Drugs on Your Baby |
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39 | (4) |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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41 | (1) |
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Using recreational/illicit drugs |
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41 | (2) |
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Looking at Lifestyle Changes |
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43 | (5) |
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Pampering yourself with beauty treatments |
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43 | (1) |
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Relaxing (or not) in hot tubs, saunas or steam rooms |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (1) |
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47 | (1) |
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Working during Pregnancy: A Different Type of Labour |
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48 | (3) |
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Chapter 4 Checking Out Your Rights and Welfare Benefits |
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51 | (6) |
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Your Rights When You're Having a Baby |
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52 | (1) |
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Discrimination against pregnant women |
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52 | (1) |
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Ordinary and additional maternity leave |
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52 | (1) |
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Financial Benefits during Pregnancy |
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53 | (2) |
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54 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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Sure Start Maternity Grants |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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Entitlements as a New Parent |
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55 | (2) |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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Chapter 5 Diet and Exercise for the Expectant Mother |
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57 | (18) |
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Looking at Healthy Weight Gain |
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57 | (4) |
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Determining how much is enough |
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58 | (1) |
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Avoiding weight obsession |
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59 | (1) |
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Understanding your baby's weight gain |
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60 | (1) |
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Taking Stock of What You're Taking In |
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61 | (4) |
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Using a healthy eating pyramid |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (2) |
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Determining Which Foods Are Safe |
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65 | (3) |
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Debunking popular food myths |
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65 | (1) |
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Identifying potentially harmful foods |
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65 | (3) |
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Considering Special Dietary Needs |
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68 | (1) |
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Eating right, vegetarian-style |
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68 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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69 | (6) |
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Adapting to your body's changes |
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70 | (1) |
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Exercising without overdoing it |
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71 | (1) |
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Comparing forms of exercise |
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72 | (3) |
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Part II Pregnancy: A Drama in Three Acts |
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Chapter 6 The First Trimester |
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77 | (22) |
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77 | (3) |
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Adapting to Pregnancy: Body Changes in the First Trimester |
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80 | (6) |
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81 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (1) |
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85 | (1) |
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Booking Baby In: Your First Antenatal Appointments |
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86 | (8) |
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Understanding the consultation |
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86 | (4) |
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Considering the physical examination |
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90 | (1) |
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Looking at standard tests |
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90 | (3) |
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Your booking appointment - now it's your turn! |
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93 | (1) |
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Recognising Causes for Concern |
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94 | (5) |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 The Second Trimester |
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99 | (12) |
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Discovering How Your Baby Is Developing |
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99 | (2) |
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Understanding Your Changing Body |
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101 | (6) |
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Forgetfulness and clumsiness |
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102 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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Lower abdominal/groin pain |
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103 | (2) |
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105 | (1) |
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Nosebleeds and bleeding gums |
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105 | (1) |
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105 | (2) |
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Checking In: Antenatal Visits |
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107 | (1) |
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Recognising Causes for Concern |
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107 | (4) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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Identifying other potential problems |
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109 | (2) |
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Chapter 8 The Third Trimester |
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Your Baby Gets Ready for Birth |
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111 | (3) |
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Movin' and shakin': Foetal movements |
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113 | (1) |
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Flexing the breathing muscles |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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Keeping Up with Your Changing Body |
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114 | (9) |
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114 | (1) |
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Braxton-Hicks contractions |
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114 | (2) |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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Pregnancy rashes and itches |
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119 | (1) |
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Preparing for breast-feeding |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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Urinary stress incontinence |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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123 | (2) |
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124 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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Hitting the Home Stretch: Antenatal Visits in the Third Trimester |
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125 | (1) |
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Preparation for Parenthood Classes |
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126 | (1) |
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Recognising Causes for Concern |
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126 | (5) |
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127 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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Decreased amniotic fluid volume |
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128 | (1) |
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Decreased foetal movement |
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128 | (1) |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (1) |
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130 | (1) |
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130 | (1) |
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Getting Ready to Head to the Hospital |
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131 | (4) |
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131 | (1) |
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Choosing - and using - a car seat |
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132 | (3) |
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Chapter 9 Understanding Antenatal Testing |
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135 | (12) |
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Non-Invasive (Screening) Tests |
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136 | (4) |
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Screening for alpha-foetoprotein |
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136 | (1) |
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Screening for Down's syndrome |
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137 | (1) |
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Screening with ultrasound scans |
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138 | (1) |
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Understanding screening accuracy |
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139 | (1) |
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Invasive Tests for Foetal Abnormalities |
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140 | (5) |
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141 | (3) |
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Chorionic villus sampling |
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144 | (1) |
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Other Antenatal Tests and Procedures |
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145 | (2) |
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145 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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Part III The Big Event: Labour, Delivery and Recovery |
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147 | (98) |
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Chapter 10 I Think I'm in Labour! |
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149 | (20) |
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Knowing When Labour Is Real - and When It Isn't |
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149 | (5) |
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Noticing changes before labour begins |
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150 | (1) |
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Telling false labour from true labour |
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151 | (1) |
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Deciding when to call the labour ward or your practitioner |
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152 | (1) |
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Checking for labour with an internal examination |
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153 | (1) |
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Getting Admitted to the Hospital |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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Other tests of foetal health |
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156 | (1) |
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Nudging Things Along: Labour Induction |
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156 | (3) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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Getting the Big Picture: Stages and Characteristics of Labour |
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159 | (4) |
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159 | (3) |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (3) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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164 | (2) |
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166 | (1) |
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Considering Alternative Birthing Methods |
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166 | (3) |
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Delivering without drugs - natural childbirth |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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Immersing yourself in a water birth |
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167 | (2) |
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Chapter 11 Special Delivery: Bringing Your Baby into the World |
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169 | (16) |
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Having a Vaginal Delivery |
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169 | (8) |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (2) |
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Handling prolonged second-stage labour |
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175 | (1) |
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The big moment: Delivering your baby |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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Assisting Nature: Operative Vaginal Delivery |
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177 | (1) |
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Having a Caesarean Delivery |
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178 | (4) |
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Understanding anaesthetics |
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179 | (1) |
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Looking at reasons for caesarean delivery |
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180 | (1) |
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Recovering from a caesarean delivery |
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181 | (1) |
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Congratulations! You Did It! |
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182 | (3) |
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182 | (1) |
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Understanding postpartum bleeding |
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182 | (1) |
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Hearing your baby's first cry |
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183 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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Checking your baby's condition |
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183 | (2) |
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Chapter 12 Hello, World! Your Newborn |
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185 | (20) |
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Looking at Your Bundle of Joy - Goo, Blotches and All |
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185 | (6) |
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186 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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187 | (1) |
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Blotches, patches and more |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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Knowing What to Expect in the Hospital |
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191 | (3) |
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Preparing baby for life outside the womb |
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191 | (1) |
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Understanding baby's developing digestive system |
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192 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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Spending time in the neonatal intensive care unit |
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193 | (1) |
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Checking In: Baby's First Doctor's Visit |
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194 | (1) |
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Considering heart rate and circulatory changes |
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194 | (1) |
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Looking at weight changes |
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195 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (6) |
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196 | (1) |
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197 | (1) |
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Sleeping and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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Preventing newborn injuries |
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201 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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Registering Your Baby's Birth |
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202 | (1) |
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Recognising Causes for Concern |
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203 | (2) |
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Chapter 13 Taking Care of Yourself after Delivery |
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205 | (20) |
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Recuperating from Delivery |
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206 | (5) |
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Looking and feeling like a new mum |
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206 | (1) |
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Understanding postnatal bleeding |
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206 | (1) |
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Dealing with perineal pain |
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207 | (2) |
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209 | (1) |
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209 | (1) |
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Battling the haemorrhoid blues |
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210 | (1) |
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Understanding postnatal bowel function |
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210 | (1) |
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Continuing to recover at home |
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211 | (1) |
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Recovering from a Caesarean Delivery |
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211 | (5) |
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Going to the recovery room |
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211 | (1) |
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Taking it one step at a time |
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212 | (1) |
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Understanding post-caesarean pain |
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213 | (1) |
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Dealing with post-op pain |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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Continuing to recover at home |
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214 | (2) |
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The Party's Not Over: More Postnatal Changes |
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216 | (4) |
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Sweating like a ... new mum |
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216 | (1) |
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Dealing with breast engorgement |
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217 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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Chasing away the baby blues |
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217 | (2) |
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Recognising postnatal depression |
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219 | (1) |
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Returning to `Normal' Life |
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220 | (5) |
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Getting fit all over again |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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Pondering your postnatal diet |
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222 | (1) |
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Doing pelvic floor exercises |
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223 | (1) |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (1) |
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Chapter 14 Feeding Your Baby |
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225 | (20) |
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Deciding between Breast and Bottle |
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225 | (3) |
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Considering the advantages of breast-feeding |
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226 | (1) |
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Checking out the benefits of bottle-feeding |
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227 | (1) |
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Latching onto Breast-feeding |
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228 | (11) |
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Looking at the mechanics of lactation |
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229 | (1) |
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Checking out breast-feeding positions |
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230 | (1) |
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230 | (2) |
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232 | (2) |
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234 | (1) |
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Looking at options for contraception |
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235 | (1) |
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Determining which medications are safe |
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235 | (1) |
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235 | (4) |
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Bottle-feeding for Beginners |
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239 | (3) |
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239 | (1) |
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Choosing the best bottles and nipples |
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239 | (1) |
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Feeding your baby from a bottle |
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240 | (2) |
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Dealing with Baby's Developing Digestive System |
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242 | (3) |
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245 | (58) |
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Chapter 15 Pregnancies with Special Considerations |
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247 | (20) |
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Figuring Out How Age Matters |
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247 | (3) |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (2) |
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250 | (1) |
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250 | (9) |
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Looking at types of multiples |
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251 | (1) |
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Determining whether multiples are identical or fraternal |
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251 | (1) |
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Down's syndrome screening in pregnancies with twins or more |
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252 | (1) |
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Genetic testing in pregnancies with twins or more |
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252 | (1) |
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Keeping track of which baby is which |
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253 | (1) |
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Living day-to-day during a multiple pregnancy |
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254 | (1) |
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Going through labour and delivery with twins |
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255 | (1) |
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Covering special issues for mums with multiples |
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256 | (3) |
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259 | (3) |
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Realising how each pregnancy is different |
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260 | (1) |
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Giving birth after a prior caesarean delivery |
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261 | (1) |
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Preparing Your Child (or Children) for a New Arrival |
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262 | (5) |
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263 | (1) |
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Making baby-sitting arrangements for your delivery |
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264 | (1) |
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264 | (3) |
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Chapter 16 When Things Get Complicated |
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267 | (16) |
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Dealing with Preterm Labour |
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267 | (3) |
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Checking for signs of preterm labour |
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269 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
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Preventing preterm labour |
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269 | (1) |
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Delivering the baby early |
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270 | (1) |
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270 | (1) |
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Understanding Placental Conditions |
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271 | (3) |
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272 | (1) |
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273 | (1) |
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Recognising Problems with the Amniotic Fluid and Sac |
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274 | (2) |
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274 | (1) |
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Too little amniotic fluid |
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275 | (1) |
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Rupture of the amniotic sac |
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Describing Problems with Foetal Growth |
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Smaller-than-average babies |
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277 | (1) |
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Larger-than-average babies |
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278 | (1) |
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Looking at Blood Incompatibilities |
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279 | (1) |
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Dealing with Breech Presentation |
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280 | (1) |
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Pondering Post-Date Pregnancy |
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281 | (2) |
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Chapter 17 Pregnancy in Sickness and in Health |
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Getting an Infection during Pregnancy |
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283 | (6) |
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Bladder and kidney infections |
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283 | (2) |
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285 | (1) |
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286 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) |
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287 | (1) |
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Tummy bugs (gastroenteritis) |
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288 | (1) |
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288 | (1) |
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Handling Pre-Pregnancy Conditions |
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289 | (8) |
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289 | (1) |
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290 | (1) |
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Deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolus |
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290 | (1) |
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291 | (2) |
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293 | (1) |
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Seizure disorders (epilepsy) |
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293 | (1) |
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294 | (3) |
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Chapter 18 Coping with the Unexpected |
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297 | (6) |
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Surviving Recurrent Miscarriages |
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297 | (2) |
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Coping with Late-Pregnancy Loss |
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299 | (1) |
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Dealing with Foetal Abnormalities |
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299 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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301 | (2) |
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303 | (22) |
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Chapter 19 Ten Things Nobody Tells You |
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305 | (4) |
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Pregnancy Lasts Longer than Nine Months |
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305 | (1) |
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Other People Can Drive You Crazy |
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306 | (1) |
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You Feel Exhausted in the First Trimester |
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306 | (1) |
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Round Ligament Pain Really Hurts |
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306 | (1) |
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Your Belly Becomes a Hand Magnet |
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307 | (1) |
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Piles Are a Royal Pain in the |
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307 | (1) |
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Sometimes Women Poo While Pushing |
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307 | (1) |
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The Weight Stays On after the Baby Comes Out |
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308 | (1) |
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Hospital Towels are Relics from Your Mother's Era |
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308 | (1) |
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Breast Engorgement Really Sucks |
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308 | (1) |
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Chapter 20 Ten (Or So) Old Wives' Tales |
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309 | (4) |
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309 | (1) |
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The Mysterious Umbilical Cord Movement Myth |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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The Myth of International Cuisine |
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310 | (1) |
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311 | (1) |
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311 | (1) |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (1) |
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312 | (1) |
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The Ultrasound Tells All Myth |
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312 | (1) |
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Chapter 21 Ten Landmarks in Foetal Development |
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313 | (4) |
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313 | (1) |
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The Embryo Implants Itself |
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313 | (1) |
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314 | (1) |
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314 | (1) |
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314 | (1) |
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The Embryonic Period Ends |
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314 | (1) |
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314 | (1) |
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315 | (1) |
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315 | (1) |
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315 | (2) |
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Chapter 22 Ten Key Things You Can See on Ultrasound |
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317 | (8) |
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Measurement of Crown-Rump Length |
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317 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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319 | (1) |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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323 | (2) |
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Appendix: The Pregnant Man: Having a Baby from a Dad's Perspective |
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325 | (6) |
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325 | (1) |
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Knowing What to Expect from the First Trimester |
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326 | (1) |
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Watching Mum Grow - the Second Trimester |
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327 | (1) |
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Under Starter's Orders - the Third Trimester |
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327 | (1) |
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328 | (2) |
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Home at Last - with Your New Family |
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330 | (1) |
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