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Note to Future Fathers and Co-parents |
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2 | (1) |
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Are You Ready for a Baby? Questions to Explore |
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3 | (5) |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (16) |
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12 | (2) |
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When Will Your Baby Be Born? |
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14 | (1) |
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What Happens during Pregnancy? |
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15 | (6) |
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Questions Asked during Pregnancy |
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21 | (4) |
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Note to Fathers and Partners |
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25 | (2) |
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Health Care during Pregnancy |
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27 | (12) |
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Prenatal Care Is Important |
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28 | (4) |
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When Should You Call Your Doctor or Midwife? |
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32 | (1) |
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Possible Pregnancy Problems |
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33 | (5) |
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Note to Fathers and Partners |
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38 | (1) |
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Staying Healthy during Pregnancy |
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39 | (22) |
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Note to Fathers and Partners |
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40 | (1) |
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Eat Well during Pregnancy |
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40 | (4) |
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44 | (3) |
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47 | (3) |
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50 | (5) |
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What Can You Do about Common Pregnancy Discomforts? |
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55 | (6) |
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61 | (10) |
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Choosing Your Childbirth Classes |
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62 | (1) |
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Planning Your Baby's Birth |
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62 | (4) |
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Taking a Tour of Your Hospital or Birth Center |
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66 | (1) |
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Registering at the Hospital or Birth Center |
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67 | (1) |
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Packing Your Bag for the Hospital or Birth Center |
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67 | (2) |
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Note to Fathers and Partners |
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69 | (1) |
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69 | (2) |
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Having Your Baby: Labor and Birth |
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71 | (22) |
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72 | (1) |
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Medical Words Used When Talking about Labor |
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73 | (3) |
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What Do Labor Contractions Feel Like? |
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76 | (1) |
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How Do You Know When You're Really In Labor? |
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77 | (2) |
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Getting through the First Stage of Labor |
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79 | (8) |
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Birth of the Baby: Second Stage of Labor |
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87 | (3) |
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Delivery of the Placenta: Third Stage of Labor |
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90 | (1) |
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The First Hours after Birth |
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90 | (2) |
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Note to Fathers and Partners |
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92 | (1) |
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What about Pain during Labor? |
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93 | (26) |
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What Causes Pain during Labor? |
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94 | (1) |
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Note to Fathers and Partners |
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95 | (1) |
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Skills for Coping with Childbirth Pain |
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95 | (16) |
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Ways to Cope with Back Pain during Labor |
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111 | (2) |
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Pain Medicines Used during Childbirth |
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113 | (4) |
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Ways to Reduce the Amount of Pain Medicine Used during Labor |
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117 | (1) |
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Helpful Hints on Handling Labor Pain |
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118 | (1) |
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Challenging Labors and Cesarean Birth |
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119 | (20) |
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Starting Labor When It Doesn't Start on Its Own |
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120 | (3) |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (4) |
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129 | (8) |
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Note to Fathers and Partners |
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137 | (1) |
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137 | (2) |
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Home with Your New Baby: Now You're a Mom |
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139 | (20) |
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140 | (1) |
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140 | (7) |
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147 | (1) |
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Staying Healthy after the Birth |
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148 | (6) |
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Family Planning and Sex after the Birth |
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154 | (2) |
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Having a Baby Changes Your Life |
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156 | (1) |
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Note to Fathers and Partners |
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157 | (2) |
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159 | (22) |
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160 | (3) |
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163 | (1) |
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163 | (13) |
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Note to Fathers and Partners |
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176 | (1) |
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176 | (2) |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (2) |
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181 | (24) |
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182 | (3) |
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185 | (7) |
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How to Comfort Your Crying Baby |
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192 | (4) |
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Keeping Your Baby Healthy and Safe |
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196 | (6) |
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Note to Fathers and Partners |
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202 | (1) |
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A Note to Families Having Another Baby |
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203 | (2) |
| Resources: Help for You and Your Baby |
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205 | (12) |
| Index |
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