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Chapter 2: Greening Your Pregnancy Diet and The Green Eating Recipe Handbook
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Chapter 3: Greening the Growing Fetus and The Natural Pregnancy Handbook
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Chapter 4: Greening Your Home and The Green Baby Shower Handbook
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Chapter 5: Greening Your Beauty Care and The DIY Green Beauty Care Handbook
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Chapter 6: Greening Birth, Breastfeeding, and Beyond; and Chapter 7: Greening the Fourth Trimester and Preparing for Postpartum Bliss
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Chapter 8: Greening for Your Future Fertility
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