Your Pregnancy and Childbirth: Month to Month

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Take charge of your pregnancy. For trusted advice, turn to Your Pregnancy and Childbirth: Month to Month from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

This fully revised edition of Your Pregnancy and Childbirth: Month to Month offers the latest medical guidelines in straightforward, easy-to-read language to help you make the best decisions for you and your pregnancy. You can trust that the information you read is supported by medical research and the everyday experience of ob-gyns who have cared for millions of pregnant women.

Your Pregnancy and Childbirth encourages you to

learn about prepregnancy health and planning, pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the postpartum perioduse the information you learn to talk with your ob-gyn and others who may care for you during pregnancybe an empowered, active decision-maker in your care

Medical information has been updated, and new illustrations have been added. A chapter of Frequently Asked Questions also has been added in response to reader feedback. And new for this edition are important tools that you can use when talking with your ob-gyn, including

a medical history form to review before your first prenatal care visita form to track possible exposure to toxic or harmful things at home or worka checklist for tracking symptoms or concerns during the postpartum perioda chart to note contact information for friends, family, and health care providers who will help you during the postpartum period

Pregnancy is a life-changing experience. Get the answers and support you need from Your Pregnancy and Childbirth: Month to Month.

From the Publisher

Pregnancy information you can rely on

Who is ACOG?

ACOG is the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the nation’s leading group of ob-gyns. ACOG writes the guidelines that ob-gyns use when caring for women.

What makes this book different?

Since it comes from ACOG, this book offers the latest medical research and the everyday experience of ob-gyns who have cared for millions of women before, during and after pregnancy.

What will you find inside?

Month-by-month chapters showing fetal development and changes in your bodyA medical history form, checklist for tracking postpartum concerns, a sample birth plan and other resourcesInformation on coronavirus and pregnancy

Reviews of Your Pregnancy and Childbirth: Month to Month

“This seminal, all-encompassing pregnancy guide just got a lot more authoritative and informative.” —Kirkus Reviews

“A thorough health guide that’s designed to calm and empower prospective moms.” —Melissa Wuske, Foreword Reviews

“A must-have book for pregnant women…women will find it helpful, useful, and easy to relate to.” —Mamta Madhavan, Reader’s Favorite

Award-winning content

Winner in the Women’s Health category of the 2021 International Book Awards

Silver medal in the Parenting category of the 2021 Independent Publisher Book Awards

Honorable Mention in the Health category of the 2021 Eric Hoffer Book Awards

Publisher ‏ : ‎ ACOG; Seventh edition (January 26, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 762 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1934984906
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1934984901
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.56 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.02 x 5.98 x 1.78 inches