Your pregnancy at a glance
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Your health in pregnancy
What should you eat? Smoking Alcohol Pills, medicines and other drugs Physical activity Infections Animals Inherited conditions Work hazards Coping at work
Chapter 2 - Conception
The man's sexual organs The woman's sexual organs The woman's monthly cycle Conception Hormones Heredity The best time to get pregnant Twins Finding out if you're pregnant Knowing that you're pregnant
Chapter 3 - How the baby develops
Chapter 4 - Deciding where to have your baby
The basic options Birth plan
Chapter 5 - Feelings and relationships
Feelings Worrying about the birth Worrying about abnormality Couples Sex in pregnancy Families and friends Work Coping alone Domestic violence Bereavement
Chapter 6 - Mainly for men
Your feelings about pregnancy Supporting your partner Becoming a father
Chapter 7 - Antenatal care and antenatal classes
The first visit Later visits Tests to detect abnormalities in the baby Making the most of antenatal care Your antenatal notes Who's who Antenatal classes
Chapter 8 - The feeding question
Breastfeeding Bottle feeding
Chapter 9 - Problems
Common minor problems More serious problems
Chapter 10 - What you need for the baby
Nappies Bathing Sleeping Out and about 87 In the car Feeding Clothes for the baby
Chapter 11 - Labour and birth
Getting ready for the birth How to recognise when labour starts Pain relief in labour When to go into hospital or GP or midwife unit At the hospital What happens in labour Afterwards Special cases What your companion can do
Chapter 12 - When pregnancy goes wrong
Ectopic pregnancy Miscarriage Termination Losing a baby
Chapter 13 - The first days with your new baby
You Your baby
Chapter 14 - Babies who need special care
Contact with your baby Feeding Incubators Newborn babies with jaundice A baby with disabilities
Chapter 15 The early weeks: you
Coping Looking after yourself Your relationships The 'baby blues' and postnatal depression Sex and contraception The postnatal check
Chapter 16 - The early weeks: your baby
Registering the birth Crying Sleeping Reducing the risk of cot death Nappies Washing and bathing Illness Where to get support Enjoying your baby
Chaper 17 - Thinking about the next baby?
Fathers too Getting and staying healthy Hazards at work
Chapter 18 - Rights and benefits
Benefits for all Benefits if your income is low Maternity benefits If you are unemployed Maternity leave Other employment rights
