What to Expect When You're Expecting

Introducing a completely Revised & Updated Third Edition of America's bestselling pregnancy book, What to Expect When You're Expecting. Two years in the making, it's a cover-to-cover, chapter-by-chapter, line-by-line revision and update.

Incorporating the most recent developments in medicine, and responding to the many queries and letters received from readers, the book contains both the most accurate information available, and the most reader-friendly. The Third Edition includes more information on working while pregnant. It offers more in-depth coverage of complementary and alternative birthing. Greater attention is paid to pre-conception, alternative families, second pregnancies, HMOs, the role of the father, and lifestyle. There's a completely new look at the Best-Odds diet, which is better suited to the needs of busier women with less time. An updated cover and all-new black-and-white illustrations give the classic a fresher look.

Incorporating the most recent developments in medicine, and responding to the many queries and letters received from readers, this cover-to-cover revision and update of the popular book provides accurate and reader-friendly information.

Heidi Murkoff is the co-author of the What to Expectseries with her mother, Arlene Eisenberg, and sister Sandee Hathaway. In addition, Heidi is the President of The What To Expect Foundation. The Foundation's prenatal health literacy program helps underserved families in-need know what to expect when they're expecting. Heidi writes monthly "What to Expect" columns for Baby Talkand Parentingmagazines and lectures nationwide on parenting and pregnancy issues. She lives in Santa Barbara, California, with her husband and two children.

Part 1 - IN THE BEGINNING

Chapter 1: Are You Pregnant?

Chapter 2: Now That You're Pregnant

Chapter 3: Throughout Your Pregnancy

Chapter 4: The Pregnancy Diet

PART 2 - NINE MONTHS AND COUNTING

Chapter 5: The First Month (Approximately 1 to 4 Weeks)

Chapter 6: The Second Month (Approximately 5 to 8 Weeks)

Chapter 7: The Third Month (Approximately 9 to 13 Weeks)

Chapter 8: The Fourth Month (Approximately 14 to 17 Weeks)

Chapter 9: The Fifth Month (Approximately 18 to 22 Weeks)

Chapter 10: The Sixth Month (Approximately 23 to 27 Weeks)

Chapter 11: The Seventh Month (Approximately 28 to 31 Weeks)

Chapter 12: The Eighth Month (Approximately 32 to 35 Weeks)

Chapter 13: The Ninth Month (Approximately 36 to 40 Weeks)

Chapter 14: Labor and Delivery

PART 3 - LAST BUT NOT LEAST

Chapter 15: Postpartum: The First Week

Chapter 16: Postpartum: The First Six Weeks

Chapter 17: Fathers Are Expectant, Too

PART 4 - OF SPECIAL CONCERN

Chapter 18: If You Get Sick

Chapter 19: Coping with a Chronic Condition

Chapter 20: When There's a Problem

PART 5 - THE NEXT BABY

Chapter 21: Preparing for the Next Baby

Appendix

Pregnancy Notes

Index