Having Your Baby: For the Special Needs of Black Mothers-To-Be, from Conception to Newborn Care, (Paperback)

African-American women face unique challenges during pregnancy. Here is a they can turn to for medical information, health advice, and emotional support during this exhilarating, and sometimes anxious, time. Dr. Hilda Hutcherson, an esteemed Ob-Gyn, explains all the bodily changes, feelings, and medical procedures you may encounter when pregnant. From planning a pregnancy to caring for your newborn, Dr. Hutcherson provides comforting wisdom from her years of experience as a doctor and mother of four. Most important, she addresses such potential risks as fibroid, diabetes, lupus, high blood pressure, and skin conditions. <p>This extraordinary resource offers medically sound and reassuring advice on choosing a care provider ... caring for yourself successfully in each trimester ... the signs and symptoms that necessitate a call to a health care practitioner...minimizing the chances of birth defects ... breastfeeding basics ... and much more. </p><p>The first childbirth encyclopedia written for African-American mothers-to-be, <b>Having Your Baby</b> addresses all the issues, concerns, and questions you may have about pregnancy and childbirth.</p>

• Having Your Baby: For the Special Needs of Black Mothers-To-Be, from Conception to Newborn Care, (Paperback)
• Author: Random House Publishing Group
• ISBN: 9780345394033
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 1997-03-25
• Page Count: 428