This completely revised and updated volume provides the most up-to-date, accurate, and reliable information on all aspects of prenatal care. Pregnancy and Birth is organized into a handy month-by-month format that offers readers expert information on everything from growing a healthy baby to understanding pre-pregnancy tests. Other topics covered in this volume include pregnancy problems - high blood pressure, discomfort, miscarriages; giving birth - pain management, labour support; childbirth challenges - Caesarian sections; and coping with your baby's first 48 hours. With its easy-to-read format and down-to-earth style, this will become an essential reference for mothers-to-be everywhere.