pregnancy

A week-by-week guide that provides information about each stage of pregnancy, featuring illustrations that show what is happening to the developing baby and pregnant mother, and including a discussion of how to best prepare for pregnancy.

Provides information and answers questions about a wide variety of topics associated with pregnancy and childbirth, including how to prepare for pregnancy, tests, eating for two, body changes, sex during pregnancy, choosing a doctor, home birth, labor, delivery, and postpartum care.

Uses simple language and illustrations to describe what happens in a woman's body when she is expecting a baby, discusses what to look for in the various stages of labor and delivery, and provides information on the first week after birth for the mother and baby.

Discusses the importance of good nutrition before and during pregnancy; explores the role of nutrition in fertility; describes the optimal diet for pregnancy; considers the pros and cons of vitamin and mineral supplements; and includes information on weight gain, pregnancy-related discomforts, and other topics.

Discusses nutritional, medical, and social aspects of teenage pregnancy and teenage parenthood.

Sixteen-year-old Lacey worries about the effect of her parents' divorce on her family, especially her mother, and about her older sister's sexual activity, which may have made her pregnant.

Discusses the reproductive system and the various methods of birth control and how they work.

Seventeen-year-old Terry, single and pregnant, decides to keep a journal to help herself come to terms with an unhappy homelife and poor self-image as she tries to decide whether or not to keep her baby.

Tells, from four points of view, the ramifications of a pregnancy resulting from a "one-time thing" between Ellie, who feels loved when boys touch her, and Josh, an eager virgin with a troubled home life.

Mr. and Mrs. Armadillo are very happy newlyweds who look forward to having a child, but get ten times the happiness they expected.