"About Pregnancy" - sitemap :
1.Pregnancy
- When will the baby be born?
- Girl or boy?
- Pregnancy - a time to prepare
- Baby changes family ’s life
- Doubts are natural
- Mood changes
- Mother's fears
- The health centre antenatal clinic
- Your first visit
- Later visits
- Special care
- Clinic for fathers, too
2.Calendar of pregnancy
- The first month (weeks 0- 4)
- The second month (weeks 5-8)
- The third month (weeks 9-12)
- The fourth month (weeks 13-16)
- The fifth month (weeks 17- 20)
- The sixth month (weeks 21-24)
- The seventh month (weeks 25-28)
- The eighth month (weeks 29-32)
- The ninth month (weeks 33-36)
- The tenth month (weeks 37-40)
3.How the placenta and uterus develop
- Placenta
- Examination of the foetus
- Uterus
- Contractions
4.Care during pregnancy
- Consult your doctor if you have any of the following:
- Care during pregnancy
- Rise in temperature
- Feeling tired
- Alcohol
- Cramp
- Anaemia
- Backache
- Breasts
- Exercise
- Frequent urination, sweating
- Heartburn
- Nausea and sickness
- Piles
- Safety belts
- Sex
- Skin blemishes
- Smoking
- Stretch marks
- Swelling
- Vaginal bleeding
- Vaginal discharge
- Varicose veins
5.Risks at work
- Contagious diseases
- Radiation
- Chemical factors
6.Pregnancy and diet
- Extra food requirement
- Weight gain
- Regular meals
- Varied diet
- Salt
- Sugar
- Liquids
- Iron
- Fluorine
THE BIRTH
7.Preparing for the birth
- Antenatal classes
- Father's role
- Home delivery
- What you will need in hospital
- Onset of labour
- When to go to hospital
- Admission routines
8.The stages of labour
- The opening stage
- Pushing stage
- Afterbirth
9.Help in labour
- Being prepared
- Gas and oxygen
- Injections
- Complications
- Caesarean section
- Vacuum extraction
- Forceps delivery
- Apgar score
- Mix-ups impossible
- Premature babies
- Overdue babies
10.The first few days after delivery
- Rooming in
- Lying in
- Postnatal check-up
- Family planning
- Getting back into shape
- Pelvic muscles


