Book 2

From Twinkle to Term: The Countdown to Labor and Beyond

Contents at a Glance

  1. Chapter 1: The First Trimester
    1. Following the Numbers: How the Embryo Grows
    2. Adapting to Your Body’s Changes
    3. Going to Your First Prenatal Appointment
    4. Detecting Genetic Abnormalities in the First Trimester: Your Options
    5. Recognizing Causes for Concern
  2. Chapter 2: The Second Trimester
    1. Following Your Baby’s Development
    2. Understanding Your Changing Body
    3. Checking In: Prenatal Visits
    4. Recognizing Causes for Concern
  3. Chapter 3: The Third Trimester
    1. Your Baby Gets Ready for Birth
    2. Keeping Up with Your Changing Body
    3. Hitting the Home Stretch: Prenatal Visits in the Third Trimester
    4. Preparing for Labor
    5. Getting Ready to Head to the Hospital
    6. Recognizing Causes for Concern
  4. Chapter 4: Honey, I Think I’m in Labor!
    1. Knowing When Labor Is Real — and When It Isn’t
    2. Getting Admitted to the Hospital
    3. Monitoring Your Baby
    4. Nudging Things Along: Labor Induction
    5. Getting the Big Picture: Stages and Characteristics of Labor
    6. Handling Labor Pain
  5. Chapter 5: Special Delivery: Bringing Your Baby into the World
    1. Having a Vaginal Delivery
    2. Assisting Nature: Operative Vaginal Delivery
    3. Having a Cesarean Delivery
    4. Congratulations! You Did It!
  6. Chapter 6: Hello, World! Meeting Your Newborn
    1. Looking at Your Bundle of Joy
    2. Knowing What to Expect in the Hospital
    3. Checking In: Baby’s First Doctor Visit
    4. For Partners: Home at Last — with the New Family
  7. Chapter 7: Taking Care of Yourself after Delivery.
    1. Recuperating from Delivery
    2. Recovering from a Cesarean Delivery
    3. Going through More Postpartum Changes
    4. Returning to “Normal” Life