Balancing Pregnancy with Pre-Existing Diabetes 9781932603323Alkon, Cheryl |
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| Balancing Pregnancy with Pre-Existing Diabetes: Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby 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, this is a unique patient-written guidebook that includes medical facts, first person reports, and interviews from women living with diabetes who share their pregnancy related experiences. Topics covered include: * What is Diabetes? * Finding the right doctor * The first, second, and third trimesters * Labor and delivery * Balancing your health needs with those of your child * Infertility and pregnancy loss * Resources Balancing Pregnancy with Pre-Existing Diabetes is a complete guide for diabetic women who want to successfully plan their pregnancies. Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents Physical Info: 0.7" H x 8.9" L x 5.9" W (0.8 lbs) 253 pages Carton Quantity: 24 Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing US SRP: $ 18.95 US Binding: Paperback Language(s): English Pub Date: May 11, 2010 Cheryl Alkon is a writer, researcher and editor whose work has appeared in national and regional magazines and newspapers. She's lived with type 1 diabetes for over 30 years and has become an active member of the online diabetes blogging community with her blog Managing the Sweetness, named one of About.com's Six Diabetes Blogs Worth Visiting. Additional Information BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Pregnancy & Childbirth - Health & Fitness | Diseases | Diabetes |
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