Title:
Make me a baby : the essential guide to conception, pregnancy and birth
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
London : BBC Active, 2007
Physical Description:
224 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9781406613995
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Summary
Summary
In this book, Dr Atkins unravels the science and presents the latest and most reliable evidence for making babies. Discover the best time for sex for contraception. Understand the impact of stress on your ability to conceive. Learn to maintain a healthy pregnancy through the first, second and third trimesters.
Author Notes
Dr Simon Atkins is a General Practitioner based in Bristol. He writes a column in the Guardian and is the presenter of the BBC TV series Make Me a Baby.
Table of Contents
| 1 Conception |
| What happens? |
| When does is it happen? |
| Male and female fertility |
| Fertility treatments |
| Vasectomy reversal |
| Why might conception not happen Pregnancy |
| Includes detailed case studies and comprehensive information on symptoms (tiredness, anemia, sickness etc) tests (what tests are available, their implications and their risks) detail on scans blood HIV possible complications downs syndrome foetal development |
| The first trimester |
| The second trimester |
| The third trimester |
| 3 Birth |
| Preparation |
| Where to give birth and the pros and cons of each |
| Premature births |
| Pain relief and the pros and cons of each |
| Reality of birth |
| Emergencies |
