Expecting better: why the conventional pregnancy wisdom is wrong--and what you really need to know

In the beginning: conception. Prep work ; Data-driven conception ; The two-week wait

The first trimester. The vices: caffeine, alcohol, and tobacco ; Miscarriage fears ; Beware of deli meats! ; Nausea and my mother-in-law ; Prenatal screening and testing ; The surprising perils of gardening

The second trimester. Eating for two? You wish ; Pink and blue ; Working out and resting up ; Drug safety

The third trimester. Premature birth (and the dangers of bed rest) ; High-risk pregnancy ; I'm going to be pregnant forever, right? ; Labor induction

Labor and delivery. The labor numbers ; To epidural or not to epidural? ; Beyond pain relief ; The aftermath ; Home birth: progressive or regressive? And who cleans the tub? ; Epilogue

Appendix: quick reference: OTC and prescription drugs.

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Part 1 In the beginning: conception.Prep work

Data-driven conception

The two-week wait

Part 2 The first trimester. The vices : caffeine, alcohol, and tobacco

Miscarriage fears

Beware of deli meats!

Nausea and my mother-in-law

Prenatal screening and testing

The surprising perils of gardening

Part 3 The second trimester. Eating for two?

Illness in pregnancy

Pink and blue

Working out and resting up

Drug safety

Part 4 The third trimester.Preterm birth, fetal size, and bed rest

High-risk pregnancy

I'm going to be pregnant forever, right?

Part 5 Labor and delivery.The labor numbers

Labor induction

Caesarean section

To epidural or not to epidural?

Beyond pain relief

The aftermath

Home birth : progressive or regressive? And who cleans the tub?

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Appendix: Quick reference : OTC and prescription drugs

Notes

Index.

In the beginning: conception. Prep work ; Data-driven conception ; The two-week wait

The first trimester. The vices: caffeine, alcohol, and tobacco ; Miscarriage fears ; Beware of deli meats! ; Nausea and my mother-in-law ; Prenatal screening and testing ; The surprising perils of gardening

The second trimester. Eating for two? You wish ; Pink and blue ; Working out and resting up ; Drug safety

The third trimester. Premature birth (and the dangers of bed rest) ; High-risk pregnancy ; I'm going to be pregnant forever, right? ;

Labor and delivery. The labor numbers ; Labor induction ; Caesarean section ; To epidural or not to epidural? ; Beyond pain relief ; The aftermath ; Home birth: progressive or regressive? And who cleans the tub? ; Epilogue

Appendix: quick reference: OTC and prescription drugs.

In the beginning: conception. Prep work ; Data-driven conception ; The two-week wait

The first trimester. The vices: caffeine, alcohol, and tobacco ; Miscarriage fears ; Beware of deli meats! ; Nausea and my mother-in-law ; Prenatal screening and testing ; The surprising perils of gardening

The second trimester. Eating for two? You wish ; Pink and blue ; Working out and resting up ; Drug safety

The third trimester. Premature birth (and the dangers of bed rest) ; High-risk pregnancy ; I'm going to be pregnant forever, right? ; Labor induction

Labor and delivery. The labor numbers ; To epidural or not to epidural? ; Beyond pain relief ; The aftermath ; Home birth: progressive or regressive? And who cleans the tub? ; Epilogue

Appendix: quick reference: OTC and prescription drugs.