Introduction                                       8  (6)
    A healthy pregnancy
      Your pregnancy diet                          14 (4)
      Exercising safely                            18 (1)
      Sex and relationships                        19 (1)
      Illnesses and medications                    20 (4)
      Lifestyle hazards                            24 (2)
      Skin, hair, and teeth                        26 (2)
      Travelling in pregnancy                      28 (6)
    Pregnancy day by day
        Welcome to your first trimester
      Your 1st week                                34 (8)
      Your 2nd week                                42 (8)
      Conception                                   50 (2)
      Your 3rd week                                52 (2)
      Genes and inheritance                        54 (8)
      Your 4th week                                62 (8)
      Your 5th week                                70 (8)
      Your 6th week                                78 (4)
      A changing world                             82 (6)
      Your 7th week                                88 (2)
      Strengthening and toning exercises           90 (4)
      Miscarriage                                  94 (4)
      Your 8th week                                98 (4)
      Antenatal care options                       102(6)
      Your 9th week                                108(4)
      Your baby's life support system              112(6)
      Your 10th week                               118(4)
      Your booking-in visit                        122(6)
      Your 11th week                               128(8)
      Your 12th week                               136(2)
      Ultrasound dating scan                       138(4)
      Screening tests                              142(8)
        Welcome to your second trimester
      Your 13th week                               150(2)
      Diagnostic tests                             152(8)
      Your 14th week                               160(8)
      Your 15th week                               168(8)
      Your 16th week                               176(8)
      Your 17th week                               184(8)
      Your 18th week                               192(4)
      A safe workout                               196(6)
      Your 19th week                               202(8)
      Your 20th week                               210(4)
      Your 20-week scan                            214(6)
      Your 21st week                               220(8)
      Your 22nd week                               228(8)
      Your 23rd week                               236(8)
      Your 24th week                               244(6)
      Abdominal exercises                          250(4)
      Your 25th week                               254(10)
        Welcome to your third trimester
      Your 26th week                               264(8)
      Your 27th week                               272(8)
      Your 28th week                               280(4)
      Assessing fetal growth and wellbeing         284(6)
      Your 29th week                               290(8)
      Your 30th week                               298(4)
      Planning for your birth                      302(6)
      Your 31st week                               308(4)
      Twins                                        312(6)
      Your 32nd week                               318(8)
      Your 33rd week                               326(8)
      Your 34th week                               334(8)
      Your 35th week                               342(6)
      Your rights and benefits                     348(4)
      Your 36th week                               352(8)
      Your 37th week                               360(8)
      Your 38th week                               368(8)
      Your 39th week                               376(8)
      Your 40th week                               384(9)
      Overdue baby                                 393(3)
    Labour and birth
      Pain relief options                          396(1)
      Coping with pain                             397(1)
      Natural pain relief                          398(4)
      Drugs for pain relief                        402(6)
      1st stage of labour                          408(1)
      Approaching labour                           409(3)
      How labour progresses                        412(6)
      Monitoring during labour                     418(2)
      Positions for 1st stage of labour            420(2)
      2nd and 3rd stages                           422(1)
      Delivering your baby                         423(5)
      After your baby is born                      428(2)
      Special cases                                430(1)
      Premature birth                              431(1)
      Induction of labour                          432(1)
      Breech baby                                  433(1)
      Multiple births                              434(2)
      Assisted birth                               436(2)
      Caesarean section                            438(4)
    Life with your new baby
      The first 12 hours                           442(2)
      Day 1: Going home                            444(1)
      Day 2: Settling in                           445(1)
      Day 3: Everyday care                         446(1)
      Day 4: First outing                          447(1)
      Feeding your baby                            448(2)
      Day 5: Baby blues                            450(1)
      Day 6: Finding your way                      451(1)
      Special care babies                          452(2)
      Day 7: Tuning in                             454(1)
      Day 8: Healthy living                        455(1)
      Day 9: Focus on you                          456(1)
      Day 10: Getting checked                      457(1)
      Day 11: Taking stock                         458(1)
      Day 12: Looking back                         459(1)
      Day 13: Feeling close                        460(1)
      Day 14: New beginnings                       461(1)
      Your six-week check                          462(4)
    Concerns and complications
      Common concerns in pregnancy                 466(1)
      General symptoms                             466(1)
      Skin changes                                 467(1)
      Breast problems                              467(1)
      Digestive problems                           467(1)
      Heart and circulation problems               468(1)
      Aches and pains                              469(2)
      Urinary and vaginal problems                 471(1)
      Complications of pregnancy and labour        472(1)
      Pregnancy complications                      472(2)
      Labour complications                         474(1)
      Concerns after the birth                     475(1)
      Maternal problems                            475(1)
      Congenital problems in babies                476(1)
      Problems in babies after birth               477(1)
Glossary                                           478(2)
Resources                                          480(2)
Index                                              482(11)
Acknowledgments                                    493