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Contents 1 2 YOUR PREGNANCY 4 AT A GLANCE INTRODUCTION 7 YOUR HEALTH IN PREGNANCY What should you eat? 8 The eat well plate 8 Smoking 13 Alcohol 14 Pills, medicines and other drugs 14 Physical activity 15 Infections 17 Inherited conditions 19 Work hazards 20 Coping at work 20 CONCEPTION The man’s sexual organs 21 The woman’s sexual organs 21 The woman’s monthly cycle 23 Conception 23 Hormones 24 Heredity 24 The best time to get pregnant 25 Twins 25 Finding out if you’re pregnant 26 Knowing that you’re pregnant 27 Help and advice for teenagers 27 6 7 8 Couples 41 Sex in pregnancy 42 Families and friends 43 Work 44 Coping alone 45 Domestic violence 46 Bereavement 46 MAINLY FOR MEN Your feelings about pregnancy 47 Supporting your partner 48 Becoming a father 50 ANTENATAL CARE AND ANTENATAL CLASSES The first visit 51 Later visits 56 Tests to detect abnormalities in the baby 57 Making the most of antenatal care 60 Your antenatal notes 60 Who’s who 62 Antenatal classes 64 THE FEEDING QUESTION Breastfeeding 67 Bottle feeding 73 3 HOW THE BABY DEVELOPS How the baby develops 28 9 PROBLEMS Common minor problems 77 More serious problems 83 4 5 DECIDING WHERE TO HAVE YOUR BABY The basic options 34 Birth plan 37 FEELINGS AND RELATIONSHIPS Feelings 39 Worrying about the birth 40 Worrying about abnormality 41 10 WHAT YOU NEED FOR THE BABY Nappies 85 Bathing 86 Sleeping 86 Out and about 87 In the car 88 Feeding 88 Clothes for the baby 88
11 LABOUR AND BIRTH Getting ready for the birth 89 How to recognise when labour starts 90 Pain relief in labour 91 When to go into hospital or midwife unit 94 At the hospital 95 What happens in labour 96 Afterwards 100 Special cases 100 What your companion can do 103 16 THE EARLY WEEKS: YOUR BABY Registering the birth 119 Crying 119 Sleeping 120 Reducing the risk of cot death 121 Nappies 122 Washing and bathing 125 Illness 126 W<strong>here</strong> to get support 127 Enjoying your baby 127 12 13 14 WHEN PREGNANCY GOES WRONG Ectopic pregnancy 104 Miscarriage 104 Termination 105 Losing a baby 106 THE FIRST DAYS WITH YOUR NEW BABY You 107 Your baby 110 BABIES WHO NEED SPECIAL CARE Contact with your baby 112 Feeding 112 Incubators 113 Newborn babies with jaundice 113 A baby with disabilities 113 17 18 THINKING ABOUT THE NEXT BABY? Fathers too 128 Getting and staying healthy 128 Work hazards 129 RIGHTS AND BENEFITS Benefits for all 130 Benefits if your income is low 132 Maternity benefits 136 If you are unemployed 139 Maternity leave 139 Other employment rights 143 Other types of leave 143 Return to work on child-friendly working hours 144 USEFUL ORGANISATIONS 147 INDEX 151 15 THE EARLY WEEKS: YOU Coping 114 Looking after yourself 115 Your relationships 116 The ‘baby blues’ and postnatal depression 117 Sex and contraception 117 The postnatal check 118
Page 1 and 2: Pre the nancy gbook Your complete g
Page 3: Pre the nancy gbook Your complete g
Page 7 and 8: Your pregnancy at a glance 16-20 we
Page 9 and 10: Introduction Every parent is differ
Page 11 and 12: Your health in pregnancy • Eat pl
Page 13 and 14: Your health in pregnancy VEGETARIAN
Page 15 and 16: Your health in pregnancy S MOKING W
Page 17 and 18: Your health in pregnancy P HYSICAL
Page 19 and 20: Your health in pregnancy Foot exerc
Page 21 and 22: obstetrician. If you do catch toxop
Page 23 and 24: 2 Conception To understand about co
Page 25 and 26: Conception T HE WOMAN’ S MONTHLY
Page 27 and 28: Conception T HE BEST TIME TO GET PR
Page 29 and 30: Conception K NOWING THAT YOU’ RE
Page 31 and 32: How the baby develops WEEKS 4-5 Wee
Page 33 and 34: How the baby develops WEEKS 15-22 T
Page 35 and 36: 4 Deciding where to have your baby
Page 37 and 38: Deciding where to have your baby HO
Page 39 and 40: Deciding where to have your baby B
Page 41 and 42: 5 Feelings and relationships From t
Page 43 and 44: Feelings and relationships WORRYING
Page 45 and 46: Feelings and relationships FAMILIES
Page 47 and 48: Feelings and relationships C OPING
Page 49 and 50: 6 Mainly for men Some pregnancies h
Page 51 and 52: Mainly for men PRACTICAL SUPPORT Yo
Page 53 and 54: 7 Antenatal care and antenatal clas
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Antenatal care and antenatal classe
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The feeding question B REASTFEEDING
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The feeding question Support contac
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The feeding question HOW OFTEN AND
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The feeding question B OTTLE FEEDIN
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The feeding question The temperatur
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9 Problems Your body has a great de
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Problems FEELING HOT IN PREGNANCY D
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Problems can empty it properly. The
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Problems VAGINAL DISCHARGE Almost a
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10 What you need for the baby This
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What you need for the baby O UT AND
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11 Labour and birth This chapter de
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Labour and birth PAIN RELIEF IN LAB
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Labour and birth • your contracti
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Labour and birth AT THE HOSPITAL Go
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Labour and birth • The heartbeat
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Labour and birth You can have your
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Labour and birth treatment takes ab
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Labour and birth A vaginal breech d
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When pregnancy goes wrong been due.
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13 The first days with your new bab
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The first days with your new baby c
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The first days with your new baby b
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Babies who need special care I NCUB
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The early weeks: you L OOKING AFTER
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The early weeks: you T HE ‘ BABY
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16 The early weeks: your baby The b
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The early weeks: your baby Sadly, w
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The early weeks: your baby CHANGING
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The early weeks: your baby WASHING
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The early weeks: your baby W HERE T
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as green, leafy vegetables and brea
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Rights and benefits How much is it?
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Who gets it? Pregnant women and new
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Rights and benefits You must have n
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• your baby is born before your M
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Rights and benefits (MAT B1 form),
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Rights and benefits Giving notice f
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Rights and benefits If you return t
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• state that this is an applicati
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USEFUL ORGANISATIONS Some of these
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In Northern Ireland: Northern Irela
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INDEX A abnormalities tests to dete
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The Pregnancy Book “It contains e
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