Synopses & Reviews
Now fully revised and updated to reflect the changing developments in obstetrics, andlt;Iandgt;The New Well Pregnancy Bookandlt;/Iandgt; is the best and most comprehensive book available for expectant parents. Written by Mike Samuels, M.D., and Nancy Samuels, authors of the bestselling andlt;Iandgt;Well Baby Bookandlt;/Iandgt; and andlt;Iandgt;Well Child Book, The New Well Pregnancy Bookandlt;/Iandgt; covers the physical and emotional stages of pregnancy, labor, and delivery, including information on: andlt;BRandgt; * RELAXATION AND NATURAL CHILDBIRTH TECHNIQUESandlt;BRandgt; * THE MOTHER'S EXPERIENCE OF LABOR AND DELIVERYandlt;BRandgt; * CESAREAN SECTION, PREGNANCY IN WOMEN OVER 35, AND HIGH-RISK PREGNANCIESandlt;BRandgt; * BREASTFEEDING -- HOW TO PREPARE AND HOW TO GET STARTEDandlt;BRandgt; * FULL INFORMATION ON THE EFFECTS OF NUTRITION, EXERCISE, SEX, SMOKING, CAFFEINE, DRUGS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUBSTANCES DURING PREGNANCY andlt;BRandgt; andlt;Iandgt;The New Well Pregnancy Bookandlt;/Iandgt; also contains the latest information on the new prenatal tests and medical procedures, and the changing attitudes and preferences of new mothers, all in the down-to-earth, accessible style that the authors are known for. Their ultimate goal is to give parents a positive view of pregnancy and childbirth and help them experience the joys of this wonderful time.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [469]-475) and index.
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;Mikeandlt;/Bandgt; and andlt;Bandgt;Nancy Samuelsandlt;/Bandgt; have long been committed to teaching people how to have control over their own health, and have been among the strongest advocates in the medical establishment for preventive medicine education and self-care. Mike Samuels, M.D., is a graduate of Brown University and the New York University College of Medicine. Nancy Harrison Samuels, who died in 1993, was a graduate of Brown University and the Bank Street College of Education. They are the authors of andlt;Iandgt;The Well Baby Book, The Well Child Book,andlt;/Iandgt; and andlt;Iandgt;The Well Adult.andlt;/Iandgt; Mike Samuels lives in Bolinas, California.
Table of Contents
andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Contentsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Section I An Overviewandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTER 1 Introductionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Why This Book Was Writtenandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Having a Baby Todayandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTER 2 Birth in Different Culturesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Cultural Patterning of Childbirthandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Spiritual Views of Birthandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;How Cultures Handle Different Aspects of Childbirthandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Section II Pregnancyandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTER 3 Anatomy and Physiology of the Motherandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Understanding the Sensations of Pregnancyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Female Anatomyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Female Endocrinologyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Changes in Maternal Anatomy and Physiology During Pregnancyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTER 4 Development of the Babyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Visualizing Developmentandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Production of the Egg and Spermandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Development of the Fetusandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Conceptionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The First Two Weeksandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Embryoandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Fetusandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Lunar Month 4andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Lunar Month 5andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Lunar Month 6andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Lunar Month 7andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Lunar Month 8andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Lunar Months 9 and 10andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTER 5 Nutrition During Pregnancyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Dietary Guidelinesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Low-Birth-Weight Babiesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Nutrition and Fetal Growthandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Present Focus of Nutrition for Expectant Mothersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Nutritional Assessment for Pregnant Women/Nutritional Advice for Pregnant Womenandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTER 6 Exercise and Sex During Pregnancyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The General Value of Exerciseandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Effects of Exercise on Pregnant Womenandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Effects of Exercise on the Unborn Babyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Exercising for Pregnancyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Aerobic Fitness During Pregnancyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Sex During Pregnancyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Medical Concerns About Intercourseandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTER 7 Environmental Agents That Affect the Baby During Pregnancyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Baby Is Not Isolatedandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Critical Periods in Developmentandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Evaluating the Risksandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Effects of Smoking During Pregnancyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Effects of Alcohol During Pregnancyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Effects of Caffeine During Pregnancyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Effects of Life-style Drugs During Pregnancyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Effects of Medical Drugs During Pregnancyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Effects of Environmental Chemicals During Pregnancyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTER 8 Stress During Pregnancyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Pregnancy -- A Transformative Experienceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Stress and the Autonomic Nervous Systemandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Stress and Diseaseandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Stress and the Babyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Life Events and the Perception of Stressandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Effects of Supportandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Support, Stress, and Pregnancy Complicationsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Relaxation and Supportandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTER 9 Relaxation and Prepared Childbirth Techniquesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Rationale for Prepared Childbirthandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Historical Roots of Prepared Childbirthandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Relaxation Techniquesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Visualization Techniquesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTER 10 Preparing to Breast-feedandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;What Doctors Recommendandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Nutritional Differences Among Milksandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Immunological Differences Among Milksandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Preventing Allergiesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Preventing Obesityandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Breast-feeding and Bondingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Decision to Breast-feedandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Concerns About Nursingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Preparing to Breast-feedandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTER 11 Choices for Childbirthandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Choosing the Doctor or Midwifeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Importance of Constant Companionshipandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Place of Birthandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Home Birthsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Alternative Birth Centersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Hospital Delivery Roomandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Siblings and the New Babyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTER 12 Prenatal Care and Medical Concernsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Prenatal Careandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Physical Examandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Diagnostic Tests Sometimes Used During Pregnancyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Ultrasoundandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Amniocentesisandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Question of Abortionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Fetal Well-being Tests During Pregnancyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Medical Concerns During Pregnancyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Pregnancy over 35andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;High-Risk Pregnanciesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Infectionsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Colds and Fluandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Rubellaandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Genital Herpes Simplexandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Toxoplasmosisandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;First Trimester Bleeding or Spontaneous Abortionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Ectopic Pregnancyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Third Trimester Bleedingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Premature Laborandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Premature Rupture of the Membranesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;High Blood Pressure During Pregnancyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Section III Labor and Deliveryandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTER 13 The Physiology of Laborandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Labor as a Natural Bridgeandlt;BRandgt;Early Signs of Laborandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Beginning of Real Laborandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Autonomic Nervous System and Laborandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Uterine Contractionsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Dilation and Effacementandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Friedman Curves for Laborandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Descentandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Baby's Position During Laborandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Delivery: The Baby's Passage Through the Birth Canalandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Expulsion of the Placentaandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTER 14 The Mother's Experience of Labor and How It Is Managedandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Mother's Feelings Before Laborandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Signs of Impending Laborandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Admission to the Hospital or Alternative Birth Centerandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Early Labor: The Latency Periodandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Positions for the Active Phase of Laborandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Supporting the Mother During the Active Phaseandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The End of the Active Phase and the Beginning of Transitionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The End of Transitionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Breathing Techniques for Transitionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Entering the Second Stageandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Positions for Second Stage Pushingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTER 15 The Mother's Experience of Deliveryandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The End of the Second Stage of Laborandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Positions for Deliveryandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Episiotomiesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Baby Is Bornandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The First Minutes After Birthandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Third Stage: Delivering the Placentaandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Fourth Stage of Laborandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTER 16 Fetal Monitoringandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Types of Monitoringandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Fetal Heart Rate Patternsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Value of Monitoringandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Side Effects of Monitoringandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Monitoring Controversyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTER 17 Cesarean Birthandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Making Cesareans a Positive Birth Experienceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Rise in the Cesarean Birth Rateandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Indications for a Cesarean Sectionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Dystociaandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Breech Presentationandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Repeat Cesareanandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Fetal Distress as a Cause of Cesareanandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Risks in Cesarean Deliveryandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Planned and Unplanned Cesareansandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Determining Gestational Age in a Planned Cesareanandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Types of Cesarean Incisionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Anesthesiaandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Operationandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Cesarean Bondingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Recuperation from a Cesareanandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Postcesarean Exerciseandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Feelings About Cesarean Deliveryandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Value of Support for Cesarean Mothersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Effects of the Cesarean Experience on the Babyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Section IV After the Baby Is Bornandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTER 18 The Mother's Physiology After Childbirthandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Returning to the Nonpregnant Stateandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Loss of Weight After Deliveryandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;How the Pelvic Organs Return to Normalandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Postpartum Changes in the Abdomenandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Postpartum Changes in Blood, Breathing, and Hormonesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Physiology of Nursingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTER 19 Concerns of the First Few Weeks After Deliveryandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Birth as a Rite of Passageandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Caring for the New Motherandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Afterbirth Painsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Constipationandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Perineal Careandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Rest and Recuperationandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Outside Help and Supportandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Postpartum Exerciseandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Postpartum Sexandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Postpartum Emotionsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Dealing with Feelings of Disappointmentandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Causes of the Baby Bluesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Dealing with the Baby Bluesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTER 20 The Newbornandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Newborn's Presenceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Newborn Size and Proportionsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Headandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Baby's First Breathsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Baby's Circulationandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Abdomenandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Genital and Urinary Systemsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Circumcisionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Limbsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Skinandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Capabilities of the Newbornandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Newborn's States of Attentionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Parent-Infant Bondingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTER 21 Breast-feedingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Breast-feeding -- Learned and Instinctualandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Beginning to Nurseandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Nursing Schedulesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Factors That Affect Nursingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Breast-feeding Techniquesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Positions for Nursingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;When the Milk Comes Inandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Nursing Problemsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Dealing with Engorgementandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Dealing with Sore Nipplesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Getting the Baby on the Nippleandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTER 22 Epilogueandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Final Thoughtsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Future Trendsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;NOTESandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;BIBLIOGRAPHYandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;INDEX