pregnancy

Provides information on every stage of pregnancy and childbirth, presented in question and answer format within the general topics of preparing for pregnancy, prenatal care, the developing baby, the changing body, staying fit and healthy, issues in pregnancy, labor and birth, and the first six weeks.

The author describes the sometimes incredible details of her second pregnancy, telling how she and her husband, both driven Harvard academics, came to the decision to have their son after the fetus was diagnosed with Down syndrome, and sharing the extraordinary events that helped them know they had made the right decision.

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

A fifteen-year-old girl who is pregnant decides she wants to keep her baby, not realizing how much harder it will be than caring for her beloved Daisy Doll.

Text and photos explain how a baby is conceived, how it grows inside the mother's womb, and how it is born.

A little boy explains his mother's pregnancy, the birth of the baby, the care that its needs, and his feelings about his new brother.

When Mrs. Murphy has to get off her feet because she's expecting a baby, Collette takes over with surprising results.

Seventeen-year-olds Patrice and DeMario are thrown into adulthood when their one night together leaves Patrice pregnant, and as they come to terms with impending parenthood they learn that both Patrice and their unborn child's lives are in danger.

When Trina's father falls into a severe depression after losing his job and her mother becomes pregnant at forty-eight, Trina faces a difficult summer even with the help of her good friend Miranda.

As her freshman year nears an end, fourteen-year-old Willa finds herself helping plan two weddings, auditioning for "Our Town," organizing a book drive, fighting jealousy over her boyfriend's beautiful new friend, and preparing to become a big sister.