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Carrying a Little Extra: A Guide to Healthy Pregnancy for the Plus-Size Woman
Carrying a Little Extra A Guide to Healthy Pregnancy for the PlusSize Woman Author:Paula Bernstein, Marlene Clark, Netty Levine The first health guide for plus-size moms-to-be. For the pregnant woman, or the woman trying to conceive, weight problems provide a special set of challenges. This is certainly not the time for strict dieting and strenuous exercise...yet sensible weight management is an essential part of mother's and baby's health. In this book women can find th... more »e facts they need on: How weight affects fertility
Gaining enough weight for a healthy baby while avoiding the risk of excess pounds
Gestational diabetes, pregnancy-induced hypertension, preeclampsia, and eclampsia
Avoiding premature delivery, caesarean section, and other complications
The dos and don'ts of exercise
Nutrition: managing your weight while you wait
Emotional issues
Breastfeeding and postpartum health maintenance« less