Your Pregnancy Quick Guide: Labor and Delivery: Labor and DeliveryFrom the authors of the best-selling Your Pregnancy series, medically sound and succinct guides for the pregnant woman who needs detailed information on a specific concern |
Contents
Getting Ready before | 1 |
Who Will Be Your Labor Coach? | 17 |
Choosing Where to Give Birth | 22 |
Packing for the Hospital | 28 |
Pelvic Exam in Late Pregnancy | 40 |
Other editions - View all
Your Pregnancy Quick Guide: Labor and Delivery: Labor and Delivery Glade Curtis,Judith Schuler Limited preview - 2004 |
Your Pregnancy Quick Guide: Labor and Delivery Glade Curtis,Judith Schuler No preview available - 2009 |
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