Title:
Taking charge of your pregnancy : the new science for a safe birth and a healthy baby
Author:
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Publication Date:
2021
Publication Information:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2021]
Physical Description:
xiii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9780544986640
9780358409076
Abstract:
After decades of research into how babies develop in the womb, Fisher shares her expert advice to empower expecting parents. Complete with practical tips, and the essential questions to ask healthcare providers, here is everything you need to take charge of your health and your baby's. -- adapted from jacket
General Note:
"Reduce your risk of complications; protect your baby from environmental toxins; have a positive impact on your child's lifelong health"--Cover
Contents:
The first eight weeks: getting off to the right start -- The placenta: the lifeline between you and your baby -- Understanding your prenatal testing options -- Protecting your pregnancy in the age of environmental chemicals -- When pregnancy gets complicated -- How life in the womb determines adult health -- Birth.
Language:
English
