Because of the rapid
rate of change to both mother and baby, doctors refer to a pregnancy in
increments of weeks, not months or even trimesters; expectant mothers
look for changes and compare the details of their pregnancies based on
the same weekly schedule. The best-selling Your Pregnancy Week by Week
doles out focused information in this medically appropriate way, making
it the most mom-recommended pregnancy guide on the market.Now carefully
brought up-to-date, this expanded Fifth Edition will also be the most
medically current and comprehensive pregnancy guide available. Always
reliable and now re-designed to be even more accessible, weekly chapters
include illustrations, descriptions of baby's growth and developmental
milestones, information about a mother's average weight gain and what
she might be feeling or becoming aware of, and the medical testing that
corresponds to the week in question. New features include:* Information
on cutting edge obstetric technologies-from 3D ultrasound to pre-natal
genetic testing* The very latest diet, nutritional and fitness
recommendations for expectant mothers* A new chapter devoted to overdue
(post-term) pregnancies* An expanded 15-page glossary of pregnancy and
childbirth terms* A handy Due Date Prediction Calendar