Mayo Clinic guide to a healthy pregnancy
Book - 2024
Pregnancy can be an adventure -- full of thrilling moments, unknowns, decisions and joy. Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy is the ultimate guidebook for navigating the road to parenthood, with everything you need to know along the way to help you have a healthy pregnancy and baby. This inclusive, updated manual is packed with research-backed advice for every part of the journey, from conception to postpartum and the newborn weeks. Inside you'll find the latest expertise from Myra Wick, M.D., Ph.D., a mom of four -- along with contributions from many other pregnancy specialists at Mayo Clinic. Month-by-month chapters walk you through the physical changes you can expect as your baby grows and develops, milestones to watch for (f...eel those kicks!), and key steps in prenatal care. You'll also learn about diet and lifestyle choices to give you and your baby a healthy start, exercises to stay active and strong, and treatments that can actually help with morning sickness.
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2024.
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- English
- Edition
- Third edition
- Item Description
- "Evidence-Based Insight and Real-Life Tips for Expecting Parents, from the World's Leading Medical Experts."--From the publisher.
- Physical Description
- 536 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographic references and index.
- ISBN
- 9798887700595
- Part 1. Enjoying a healthy pregnancy
- Chapter 1. Preparing to become pregnant
- Is the time right?
- Questions to ask
- Is your body ready?
- Contraception
- Immunizations
- Chronic medical conditions
- Medications and supplements
- Sexually transmitted infections
- Family history
- Previous pregnancies
- Prenatal vitamins
- Lifestyle
- Additional nutrients
- How to get pregnant
- When you're most fertile
- Maximizing your fertility
- If you're having trouble
- Healthy sperm
- Pregnancy and fertility in older parents
- Issues to consider
- Making healthy choices
- When you need some help to have a baby
- Reproductive assistance
- Third-party reproduction
- Are you pregnant?
- Early symptoms
- Home pregnancy tests
- Choosing a healthcare professional
- Obstetrician-gynecologists
- Midwives
- Giving birth in a hospital
- Family physicians
- Maternal-fetal medicine specialists
- Considering an out-of-hospital birth
- How to decide
- Issues to consider
- Inequity in pregnancy health
- Advocating for your care
- Prepare for appointments
- Learn what to watch out for
- Seek out resources for care
- Use the power of your voice
- Chapter 2. Healthy choices during pregnancy
- Pregnancy diet
- Making every bite count
- Foods to avoid
- Vegetarian tips
- Taking supplements
- Folate and folic acid
- Calcium
- The good stuff
- Protein
- Iron
- Getting your D
- Gaining weight
- If you're overweight
- If you're underweight
- If you've had an eating disorder
- Your weight goal
- Find your BMI
- Slow and steady
- Where the weight goes
- Staying active
- Baby, let's move!
- When extra caution is needed
- Working in workouts
- Athletes and pregnancy
- Activities to approach with care
- Listen to your body
- Pregnancy exercises
- Playing it smart
- Caffeine
- Caffeine counter
- Alcohol
- Tobacco
- Marijuana
- Other illicit drugs
- Making sense of medications
- What's safe?
- What's not safe?
- Opioid use during pregnancy
- A medication guide
- What about herbal products?
- Birth control pills and pregnancy
- Risk of stopping depression and anxiety treatment in pregnancy
- Integrative medicine in pregnancy
- Mind-body approaches
- Acupuncture
- Chiropractic care
- Working while pregnant
- Handling fatigue
- Sitting, standing, bending and lifting
- The proper way to lift
- Avoiding harmful substances
- Traveling wisely
- Destinations to avoid
- Airplane travel
- Proper seat belt use
- Sea travel
- Car travel
- A few travel tips
- Common questions
- Falls
- Flu and COVID-19 shots
- Other vaccinations
- Colds and allergies
- Acne
- Lactose intolerance
- Hair coloring
- Hot tubs and saunas
- X-rays
- Cellphones, computers and microwaves
- Airport scanners
- Mosquito bites
- Household cleaners
- Paint fumes
- Litter boxes
- Pregnancy and cavities
- Water parks and theme park rides
- Chapter 3. For partners
- How to take part
- Getting through the first trimester together
- Minimize nausea triggers • Your pregnancy symptoms (you can get them too) • Help combat fatigue • Ride out the mood swings • Remember it will pass
- Sex during pregnancy
- Staying intimate
- Labor and delivery worries
- Educate yourself about childbirth
- Map your route
- Install an infant car seat
- Keep a copy of the birth plan
- Pack your bags
- Manage communications
- Helping during labor
- After the delivery
- Common anxieties
- Take action
- Stay involved
- Chapter 4. Transgender and gender-diverse pregnancies
- A healthy start
- Finding pregnancy care
- Testosterone therapy
- During pregnancy
- Pregnancy appearance
- Mental health
- Affirming prenatal care
- Risks with in vitro fertilization (IVF)
- Giving birth
- Where to give birth and who will deliver
- Method of delivery
- After delivery
- Feeding
- Depression
- Family planning
- Legal issues
- Part 2. Pregnancy month by month
- Why 10 months?
- Pregnancy calendar
- A week-by-week checklist
- How to respond
- A guide to troublesome signs and symptoms
- Chapter 5. Month 1: Weeks 1 to 4
- Baby's growth
- Week by week
- X and Y
- Your body changes
- What's happening and where
- Can you influence whether baby is male or female?
- Estimating your due date
- Your emotions
- Mixed feelings
- Mood swings
- Your partner's reaction
- Your relationship with your partner
- Scheduling a prenatal checkup
- Getting yourself prepped
- Exercise of the month
- Chapter 6. Month 2: Weeks 5 to 8
- Baby's growth
- Week by week
- Can stress cause miscarriage?
- Your body changes
- What to avoid
- What's happening and where
- Spotting
- Coping with morning sickness
- Hormones and more
- How to ease the queasiness
- The "warmed up" effect
- Exercise of the month
- Your emotions
- Anticipation - Worries and concerns
- Prenatal checkup
- What's going to happen?
- First appointment checklist
- Pelvic self-exam
- Twins, triplets and more
- How multiples are made
- What it means for you
- Fraternal vs. identical
- Possible complications
- Chapter 7. Month 3: Weeks 9 to 12
- Baby's growth
- Week by week
- Your body changes
- What's happening and where
- Your pelvic floor
- How your pelvic floor works
- Pelvic floor exercises
- Your emotions
- Dealing with body image
- That pregnancy glow
- Prenatal checkup
- Exercise of the month
- Prenatal tests: Yes, no, not sure?
- Boy or girl: Do you want to know?
- Sex during pregnancy
- Alternative prenatal care models
- Chapter 8. Month 4: Weeks 13 to 16
- Baby's growth
- Week by week
- Your body changes
- What's happening and where
- Nasal congestion
- Exercise of the month
- Your emotions
- Feeling productive
- Time to go shopping
- Prenatal checkup
- Thinking ahead to child care
- Child care options
- Making your decision
- Work and family balance
- Chapter 9. Month 5: Weeks 17 to 20
- Baby's growth
- Week by week
- Your body changes
- What's happening and where
- Exercise of the month
- Your emotions
- Baby on the move!
- "Baby brain"
- Prenatal checkup
- Chapter 10. Month 6; Weeks 21 to 24
- Baby's growth
- Week by week
- Your body changes
- What's happening and where
- Is it labor? Or Braxton Hicks?
- Exercise of the month
- Your emotions
- Confronting your fears
- Being intimate
- Prenatal checkup
- Childbirth classes
- Different types
- What to look for
- Thinking ahead: Finding healthcare for your baby
- Chapter 11. Month 7: Weeks 25 to 28
- Baby's growth
- Week by week
- Your body changes
- What's happening and where
- Your emotions
- Enjoy a little break
- Prenatal checkup
- Exercise of the month
- Losing your personal space
- Glucose challenge testing
- Rh antibodies testing
- Tdap vaccine booster
- The breast or bottle question
- A tough decision for some people
- Sagging breasts
- Preparing your body for labor
- Kegel exercises
- Perineal massage
- Episiotomy
- Chapter 12. Month 8: Weeks 29 to 32
- Baby's growth
- Week by week
- Your body changes
- What's happening and where
- Changes in your baby's movement
- Exercise of the month
- Watching out for preterm labor
- Finding a comfortable sleep position
- Your emotions
- Handling anxiety
- Prenatal checkup
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine
- Cord blood banking
- Public vs. private
- Should you consider it?
- Baby gear essentials
- Buying a car seat
- Buying a crib
- Buying a baby carrier
- Chapter 13. Month 9: Weeks 33 to 36
- Baby's growth
- Week by week
- Your body changes
- What's happening and where
- Exercise ofthe month
- Your emotions
- Preparing yourself for labor
- Prenatal checkup
- Strep test
- Checking baby's position
- Your birth plan
- Birth plan checklist
- Pain management
- Knowing your options
- Chapter 14. Month 10: Weeks 37 to 40+
- Baby's growth
- Week by week
- Induction at 39 weeks
- How baby comes out
- Your body changes
- What's happening and where
- Your emotions
- Relaxation and calming techniques
- Techniques to keep you calm
- Prenatal checkup
- When to call
- Exercise of the month
- What to do when baby's overdue
- Giving baby a nudge
- Placentophagy
- Chapter 15. Labor and childbirth
- While you wait
- Review your birth plan
- Pre-register at the hospital
- Pack your bag
- Embrace the end of pregnancy
- How your body prepares
- Early signals
- Common questions
- Signs you're in labor
- Presentation, position and station
- It's time! - Or is it?
- Ready; set; not yet!
- Can you kick-start labor?
- What's that for?
- Stages of labor and childbirth
- Stage 1
- What does labor feel like?
- Active labor
- Labor positions
- Factors that can speed or slow labor
- Back labor
- How baby comes out
- Stage 2
- Stage 3
- What exactly triggers labor?
- If you're the labor coach
- During early labor
- During active labor
- During transition
- During pushing and delivery
- Chapter 16. Cesarean birth
- When is a C-section done?
- Reasons why
- What about elective cesarean births?
- The risks
- Risks for you
- Is there a limit?
- Risks for your baby
- What you can expect
- Preparation
- Dealing with the unexpected
- The operating room
- The recovery room
- After surgery
- Recovery
- Vaginal seeding
- Your partner's involvement
- Restrictions
- Possible complications
- Welcome, little one
- Part 3. Baby is finally here
- Chapter 17. Your newborn
- Your baby's appearance
- Head
- Skin
- Jennifer's story
- Hair
- Eyes
- Newborn care
- Examinations
- Treatments and vaccinations
- Screening tests
- Circumcision
- Issues to consider
- How it's done
- Circumcision care
- Newborn issues
- Jaundice
- Infection
- Learning to eat
- The premature newborn
- The setting
- What baby may look like
- The neonatal intensive care unit team
- Getting involved
- Complications of prematurity
- When your baby is hospitalized
- Chapter 18. Taking baby home
- Your baby's world
- Reflexes
- Senses
- Crying
- Swaddling baby
- Eating and sleeping
- Coping with colic
- Safe sleep
- Developing good sleep habits
- Peeing and pooping
- Baby care basics
- Holding your baby
- First bowel movements
- Diaper rash
- Changing diapers
- Cradle cap
- Bathing
- Umbilical cord care
- Skin care
- Nail care
- Clothing
- Twins, triplets or more
- Getting through the first weeks
- Chapter 19. Postpartum issues
- Breast care
- Engorgement
- Leaking milk
- Sore or cracked nipples
- Breast self-awareness
- Blocked ducts
- Bowel and bladder concerns
- Bowel movements
- Hemorrhoids
- Urine leakage
- Difficulty urinating
- Healing
- Uterine cramping
- Episiotomies and tears
- Vaginal discharge
- Getting back into shape
- Fatigue
- Hair and skin
- Weight
- Exercise
- The baby blues
- Dealing with the blues
- Is it more than the blues?
- Baby bonding
- Give it time
- Chapter 20. Managing as parents
- Early survival tips
- Tackling transitional stress
- Getting enough sleep
- When sleep becomes a struggle
- Negotiating household chores
- Introducing your pet to a new baby
- Financial planning
- Typical U.S. child care costs
- Parenting as a team
- The transition to parenthood
- The importance of support
- Setting the tone
- What makes a strong, healthy family?
- Finding time for yourself and each other
- Getting away on your own
- Getting away together
- Sex after pregnancy
- Single parenthood
- Hang in there
- Part 4. Important decisions of pregnancy
- Chapter 21. Genetic screening
- What is it?
- Issues to consider
- DNA and genetics: Back to basics
- Types of genetic disorders
- Different types of genetic tests
- Family history screening
- Carrier screening
- Genetic conditions
- How it's done
- Understanding the results
- Chapter 22. Prenatal testing
- Issues to consider
- 6 key questions
- Ultrasound imaging
- Prenatal screening
- Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) screening
- Common conditions identified
- First trimester combined screening
- Second trimester quad screening
- Prenatal diagnostic tests
- Chorionic villus sampling
- Amniocentesis
- When the results indicate a problem
- Fetal blood sampling
- Genetic studies after CVS or amniocentesis
- Fetal surveillance or late pregnancy tests
- Fetal nonstress and stress tests
- Biophysical profile testing
- Doppler ultrasound
- Chapter 23. Feeding your baby
- Breastfeeding
- Milk production
- Benefits for baby
- Benefits for you
- Pros and cons
- Vitamin D
- Getting started
- When breastfeeding may not be an option
- Feeding positions
- Nursing basics
- Keeping yourself healthy
- Breast care
- Pumping your breasts
- Storing breast milk
- Breastfeeding multiples
- Going back to work
- Introducing a bottle
- Donor milk
- Bottle-feeding
- Breast and bottle: Feeding tips
- Pros and cons
- Bottle-feeding basics
- Be flexible
- Getting started
- Preparing formula
- Getting into position
- Chapter 24. Pain relief during childbirth
- Issues to consider
- Your options
- Pain medications
- Natural methods
- What's a doula?
- Pain medications
- Epidural block
- Receiving an epidural block
- Spinal block?
- Combined spinal epidural
- Opioids
- Local anesthetics
- Nitrous oxide
- Natural methods
- Breathing techniques
- Relaxation techniques
- Manual techniques
- Chapter 25. Elective cesarean birth
- Issues to consider
- Benefits vs. risks
- Benefits for you
- Risks for you
- Risks for the baby
- Making your decision
- Chapter 26. Vaginal birth after a cesarean birth
- Benefits vs. risks
- Benefits of VBAC
- Risks of VBAC
- Issues to consider
- Previous incision
- Reason for previous cesarean birth
- Who might not be a candidate
- Tips for planning a VBAC
- What usually happens for VBAC
- Chapter 27. Contraception after delivery
- Issues to consider
- Breastfeeding and contraception
- Fertility
- Hormones and breast milk
- Vaginal dryness
- Contraception options
- Intrauterine devices
- Hormonal contraceptives
- Barrier methods
- Permanent methods
- Natural family planning methods
- Emergency methods
- Making your decision
- Part 5. Symptoms guide
- Abdominal discomfort
- Abdominal pressure
- Abdominal tenderness
- Acne
- Allergies
- Baby's hiccups
- Baby's kicks
- Backache
- Blurry vision
- Breast discharge
- Breast enlargement
- Breast tenderness
- Buttock and leg pain
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Clumsiness
- Constipation
- Contractions
- Cramping
- Dizziness and faintness
- Dreams
- Enlarged veins
- Excessive salivation
- Eye changes
- Facial skin darkening
- Fatigue
- Feeling warm
- Fluid leakage
- Food aversions
- Food cravings
- Forgetfuiness
- Gas and bloating
- Gum disease and bleeding
- Headaches
- Heartburn
- Hemorrhoids
- Hip pain
- Hungers
- Increased heart rate
- Insomnia
- Irrational fears
- Itchiness
- Leg cramps
- Linea nigra
- Mood swings
- Morning sickness
- Mucous discharge
- Navel soreness
- Nesting
- Nipple darkening
- Nosebleeds
- Pelvic pressure
- Perineal aching
- Perspiration
- Pubic bone pain
- Rashes
- Rectal bleeding
- Red palms and soles
- Rib tenderness
- Round ligament pain
- Sensitivity to smells
- Shortness of breath
- Skin tags
- Snoring
- Stretch marks a Stuffy nose
- Swelling
- Swollen feet
- Thirst
- Urinary tract infections
- Urinating frequently
- Urine leakage
- Vaginal bleeding
- Vaginal discharge
- Varicose veins
- Vomiting
- Yeast infections
- Part 6. Complications of pregnancy and childbirth
- Chapter 28. Issues during pregnancy
- Blood concerns
- Rhesus factor incompatibility
- Iron deficiency anemia
- Cervical incompetence
- Depression and anxiety
- Early labor
- Bed rest and activity restriction
- Excessive vomiting
- Fetal growth restriction
- Gestational diabetes
- Infection
- Chickenpox
- COVID-19
- Cytomegalovirus
- Fifth disease
- Flu
- German measles
- Group B streptococcus
- Listeriosis
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
- Toxoplasmosis
- Tuberculosis
- Zika virus
- Placental problems
- Placental abruption
- Placenta-previa
- Preeclampsia and hypertension
- Chapter 29. Problems of labor and childbirth
- Labor that fails to start
- Inducing labor
- Oxytocin
- Labor that fails to progress
- Prolonged early labor
- Assisted birth
- Prolonged active labor
- Prolonged pushing
- Baby in an abnormal position
- Facing up
- Abnormal angle
- Head won't fit through pelvis
- Breech
- Lying sideways
- Intolerance of labor
- Umbilical cord prolapse
- Umbilical cord compression
- Decreased fetal heart rate
- Chapter 30. Managing pre-existing and postpartum health concerns
- Pre-existing health issues
- Asthma
- Cancer
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Epilepsy
- Heart disease
- Hepatitis B
- High blood pressure
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Lupus
- Phenylketonuria
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Sexually transmitted infections
- Sickle cell disease
- Thyroid disease
- Uterine fibroids
- Postpartum concerns
- Blood clots
- Excessive bleeding
- Infection
- Postpartum depression and anxiety
- Self-care for postpartum depression
- Chapter 31. Pregnancy loss
- Miscarriage
- Signs and symptoms
- Causes
- What doesn't cause miscarriage
- Getting medical care
- Types of miscarriages
- Treatment
- Recurrent pregnancy loss
- Recovery
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Signs and symptoms
- Treatment
- Future pregnancies
- Molar pregnancy
- Signs and symptoms
- Treatment
- Future pregnancies
- Stillbirth
- Signs and symptoms
- Causes
- Treatment
- Future pregnancies
- Coping with pregnancy loss
- Trying again
- Emotional recovery
- Your partner
- Physical recovery
- Tips for future pregnancies
- Additional resources
- Glossary
- Index