Your Pregnancy Week by Week by Glade B. Curtis, Judith Schuler

From the Publisher

A totally revised and expanded new edition of the best-selling doctor-authored pregnancy book--the only one organized week by week.

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

Library Journal

This book is a worthy addition in this subject area. Its format, information, and language are both highly accessible and current. As the title states, pregnancy is followed week by week. A chapter is devoted to each week, covering six basic areas: baby size; mother's size; baby's growth and development; changes in the mother; how the mother's behavior affects development; and things ``you should also know.'' A vast range of material is included, making this a bargain for the price. Similar to but more comprehensive (and up to date) than When You're Expecting by Arlene Eisenberg & others (Workman, 1984), this would be an excellent complement to the more recent The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Complete Guide to Pregnancy ( LJ 4/15/89).-- Kathleen L. Atwood, Pomfret Sch. Lib., Ct.

Product Details

• ISBN: 0738211095
  
• ISBN-13: 9780738211091
• Format: Paperback, 648pp
• Publisher: Perseus Publishing
• Pub. Date: January 2008
• Edition Description: Revised
• Edition Number: 6
• Sales Rank: 2,213
• Series: Week by Week Ser.