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The Smart Mother’s Guide® to a Better Pregnancy

by Linda Burke-Galloway, MD

Find reliable, in-depth information about specific problems and concerns as well as helpful advice to make every stage of your pregnancy go more smoothly.

abdominal pain (56-57)

alcohol abuse (88)

anesthesia precautions (209-210)

biophysical profile (156-157)

bleeding (57-59)

blood pressure (74-75)

blood types (66-67)

breast infection (mastitis) (219-220)

breech position (178-180)

caffeine (88-89)

chickenpox (83-84)

chronic hypertension (97-99)

certified nurse midwives (17-19)

certified professional midwives (21-22)

cigarette smoking (87)

decreased fetal movement (151-152)

deep vein thrombosis (218-219)

dental problems (81-83)

diabetes mellitus, preexisting or gestational (107‑110)

difficulties with insurance companies (84-85)

direct-entry midwives (19)

doctors’ offices (36-39)

eclamptic seizures (215-217)

fetal growth restriction (159-162)

fetal heart rate tracings (199-203)

HIPAA patient privacy law (43-44)

homework before you are admitted (192-193)

hospital tour (187)

hospitals (31-36)

incompetent cervix (121-124)

induced labor (199)

“keepsake” ultrasounds (169-172)

kick chart (154-55)

labor that lasts more than 12 hours (207-208)

lay midwives (20-21)

licensed midwives (19)

low-risk and high-risk pregnancies (13-14)

maternal-fetal medicine specialists (17)

morning sickness (53-54)

nausea (54-55)

nonstress test (155-156)

photos/videos during labor and delivery (179‑180)

placenta abruption or placenta previa (153‑154)

postpartum depression (220-222)

postpartum fevers (218-219)

postpartum hemorrhage (217)

pre-eclampsia (99-102)

premature deliveries (143-147)

premature labor (133-134)

prenatal doctor visits (63-66)

preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) (140-143)

previous pregnancies (69)

Rh disease (67-69)

Rh factor (66-67)

stages of fetal development (50-53)

STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) (88)

stillbirth (152-154)

teen moms (85-90)

third-trimester bleeding (175)

urine analysis (75-76)

uterine fibroids (83)

vaginal birth after C-section (VBAC) (69)

warning signs of preterm labor (144)

weight gain and diet (71-73)

weight loss or poor weight gain (73-74)

what documents to bring to the hospital (187)

when to call your doctor or go to the hospital (173‑175)

your prenatal chart (185-186)


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