Your Second Pregnancy - Softcover

Eddleman, Keith, M.D.; Stone, Joanne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 190906601X ISBN 13: 9781909066014

Publisher: Carroll & Brown Pub Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

Conceiving and carrying a second baby is not always easier than a first pregnancy. During each stage of the process- conception, pregnancy, labor, and birth- there will be experiences that differ. Your ability to conceive a healthy child and have a vaginal delivery, your risk of suffering certain pregnancy-related conditions, the ease with which you are able to maintain your physical wellbeing and that of your unborn baby while caring for an older child, and your ability to manage a two-child family are only some of the challenges you will meet in a second pregnancy. Many second-time mothers are in their late thirties and forties , which has particular relevance when it comes to conceiving and prenatal care. They also have to weigh the additional risks of vaginal birth after a previous cesarean delivery against those of a repeat cesarean. Most pregnancy manuals are directed at first-time mothers, and coverage of further pregnancies can be cursory. This book, therefore, fills a gap in the marketplace. No two pregnancies and births are ever exactly the same-even for the same woman-and this book will explain why.

• Coverage of secondary infertility and the assisted conception techniques that have proved successful for later pregnancies.

About this title

About the Author:

Keith Eddleman, MD, is the Director of Obstetrics and a senior member of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. In addition to Maternal-Fetal Medicine, he is also board certified in Clinical Genetics. His areas of special interest are reproductive genetics, ultrasound, and diagnostic procedures. As a professor in the Department of OBGYN, he teaches students, residents, and fellows. He also co-authored the books Pregnancy for Dummies and Your Second Pregnancy with Dr. Joanne Stone.

About this edition

• Publisher: Carroll & Brown Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 190906601X
• ISBN 13: 9781909066014
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128