The Day-by-Day Pregnancy Book

Editor-in-Chief: Dr Maggie Blott has been an obstetrician and gynaecologist for over 30 years, and has provided care to thousands of women during pregnancy and childbirth. After 25 years in the NHS, Dr Blott moved to the Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi in 2011 where she trains the next generation of obstetricians and gynaecologists, as well as providing clinical care. Other contributors: Dr Carol Cooper MA, MS, BChir, MRCP; Ms Friedericke Eben FRCOG; Dr Katrina Erskine MD, MRCP, MRCOG; Dr Laura Goetzl MD, MPH; Dr Belinda Green PhD; Dr Deirdre Guerin MB BCh, BAO, LRCP, and SI, FFA, or CSI; Amanda Hutcherson DipHeMid, RM, PGCert Ed, MA; Dr Philippa Kaye MB BS Hons, MA Hons, DCH, MRCPG, DRCOG, DFSRH; Dr Su Laurent, MRCP, FRCPCH; Mr Andrew Loughney PhD, MRCOG; Dr Paul Moran MD, MRCOG; Melinda Nicci BA, HDipEd; Catharine Parker-Littler SRN, RSCN, SCM, DPSM, BscMid; Dr Hope Ricciotti MD; Dr Vincent M. Reid PhD; Dr Mary Steen RGN, RM, BHSc PGCRM, PGDipHE, MCGI, PhD; Karen Sullivan ASET, VTCT, BSc; Sally Watkin

1: Introduction
2: A healthy pregnancy


1: Your pregnancy diet
2: Exercising safely
3: Sex and relationships
4: Illnesses and medications
5: Lifestyle hazards
6: Skin, hair, and teeth
7: Travelling in pregnancy


3: Pregnancy day by day


1: Welcome to your first trimester
1: Your 1st week
2: Your 2nd week
3: Conception
4: Your 3rd week
5: Genes and inheritance
6: Your 4th week
7: Your 5th week
8: Your 6th week
9: A changing world
10: Your 7th week
11: Strengthening and toning exercises
12: Miscarriage
13: Your 8th week
14: Antenatal care options
15: Your 9th week
16: Your baby’s life support system
17: Your 10th week
18: Your booking-in visit
19: Your 11th week
20: Your 12th week
21: Ultrasound dating scan
22: Tests for chromosomal abnormalities
2: Welcome to your second trimester
1: Your 13th week
2: Diagnostic tests
3: Your 14th week
4: Your 15th week
5: Your 16th week
6: Your 17th week
7: Your 18th week
8: A safe workout
9: Your 19th week
10: Your 20th week
11: Your 20-week scan
12: Your 21st week
13: Your 22nd week
14: Your 23rd week
15: Your 24th week
16: Abdominal exercises
17: Your 25th week
3: Welcome to your third trimester
1: Your 26th week
2: Your 27th week
3: Your 28th week
4: Assessing fetal growth and wellbeing
5: Your 29th week
6: Your 30th week
7: Planning for your birth
8: Your 31st week
9: Twins
10: Your 32nd week
11: Your 33rd week
12: Your 34th week
13: Your 35th week
14: Your rights and benefits
15: Your 36th week
16: Your 37th week
17: Your 38th week
18: Your 39th week
19: Your 40th week
20: Overdue baby


4: Labour and birth


1: Pain relief options
2: Coping with pain
3: Natural pain relief
4: Drugs for pain relief
5: 1st stage of labour
6: Approaching labour
7: How labour progresses
8: Monitoring during labour
9: Positions for 1st stage of labour
10: 2nd and 3rd stages
11: Delivering your baby
12: After your baby is born
13: Special cases
14: Premature birth
15: Induction of labour
16: Breech baby
17: Multiple births
18: Assisted birth
19: Caesarean section


5: Life with your new baby


1: The first 12 hours
2: Day 1 Going home
3: Day 2 Settling in
4: Day 3 Everyday care
5: Day 4 First outing
6: Feeding your baby
7: Day 5 Baby blues
8: Day 6 Finding your way
9: Special care babies
10: Day 7 Tuning in
11: Day 8 Healthy living
12: Day 9 Focus on you
13: Day 10 Baby time
14: Day 11 Taking stock
15: Day 12 Looking back
16: Day 13 Feeling close
17: Day 14 New beginnings
18: Your six-week check


6: Concerns and complications


1: Common concerns in pregnancy
2: General symptoms
3: Skin changes
4: Breast problems
5: Digestive problems
6: Heart and circulation problems
7: Aches and pains
8: Urinary and vaginal problems
9: Complications of pregnancy and labour
10: Pregnancy complications
11: Labour complications
12: Concerns after the birth
13: Maternal problems
14: Congenital problems in babies
15: Problems in babies after birth


7: Glossary
8: Resources
9: Index
10: Acknowledgments