Balancing pregnancy with pre-existing diabetes : healthy mom, healthy baby / Cheryl Alkon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alkon, Cheryl.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diabetes in pregnancy--Popular works.

Diabetes in pregnancy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : DemosHealth, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Diabetes affects women of all life stages. According to the CDC, about 1.85 million women, in the US, of reproductive age (18-44 years) have diabetes. If not managed properly, expectant mothers with diabetes are more likely to encounter complications such as preeclampsia, birth defects, other health problems, and infections. Balancing Pregnancy with Pre-Existing Diabetes: Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby , is a down to earth guide for diabetic mothers-to-be. The book explains everything from what is diabetes to labor, delivery, and infertility. Unlike existing books written in dry scientific language

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; You Can Definitely Do This-And Do It Well; Acknowledgments; The Early Days; 1 Recommendations for Trying to Conceive: If You Can, You've Gotta Plan; The First Trimester: Grace Under Pressure; The Second and Third Trimesters: Things Keep Growing and Growing; Hello, Mama!; When Blood Sugar Control Isn't Enough; Glossary; Resources; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-246) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-89683-0

9786612896835

1-935281-34-8

OCLC:

680036300