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Essential Over 35 Pregna

Essential Over 35 Pregna

Paperback

Women's HealthMental HealthSleep Disorders

ISBN10: 0380788195
ISBN13: 9780380788194
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: Apr 1 1998
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.64 Width: 5.34 Depth: 8.22
Language: English
THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT HAVING A BABY WHEN YOU'RE OVER 35

Age 35-plus can be a great time to have a baby, and the chances for getting pregnant and carrying to term are good. Every day in the United States, more than a thousand women over the age of 35 give birth to healthy babies. Ellen Lavin, a marriage, family and child counselor specializing in pregnancy issues, and the 44-year-old mother of a three-year-old son, provides the answers every later-in-life mother is looking for, from pre conception thoughts to childbirth.

Get the most up-to-date information about:
Specific steps to take in preparing yourself for a healthy pregnancy
How to improve your chances of getting pregnant
The biology of conceiving after 40
The common-sense, positive reality about delivering a healthy baby at 35 and over
Prenatal tests: the benefits and risks, including a thorough look at amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling
Myths vs. reality about health risks during pregnancy
Causes and likelihood of miscarriage
Getting past your fears and embracing your pregnancy
When to consider infertility treatment and what to expect
and much more

Including: Month-by-month pregnancy progress, with particular attention to the concerns of women having a baby later in life.

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