TY - BOOK AU - Kitzinger,Sheila TI - The complete book of pregnancy & childbirth SN - 0375710477 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Alfred A. Knopf KW - Pregnancy KW - Popular works KW - Childbirth N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Pregnancy week by week -- Pregnancy : the early weeks -- Finding out you are pregnant -- Planning and preparation -- Pregnancy : physical and emotional changes -- Life in the uterus -- Forty weeks of life -- Expecting twins -- Your baby's well-being -- Your physical well-being -- Emotional challenges in pregnancy -- Becoming a father -- You and your partner -- Pregnant again -- Pregnancy : thinking ahead to birth -- In tune with your body for labor -- Windows into the uterus -- The last few weeks -- The experience of birth -- What happens in labor -- Different kinds of labor -- Giving support in labor -- Dealing with pain -- Toward the medical control of birth -- Gentile birth -- You and your newborn -- The first hours of life -- The baby who needs special care -- Losing a baby -- The first ten days -- The challenge of new parenthood -- Photographic sequences -- A hospital birth -- A home birth -- A water birth -- Useful reading -- Useful addresses -- Glossary N2 - This new edition of The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth has been extensively revised to reflect scientific advances and cultural trends. Here, candidly and reasonably presented, is all the information expectant parents need to make their own decisions about everything--from which tests to allow to how to handle pain to where to give birth. 300 photos, drawings & diagrams ER -