The Panic-Free Pregnancy: An OB-GYN Separates Fact from Fiction on Food, Exercise, Travel, Pets, Coffee...

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Penguin, Jun 1, 2004 - Health & Fitness - 304 pages
While most pregnancy books only address the stages of the baby's development, The Panic-Free Pregnancy comprehensively covers the lifestyle issues and questions that confront every mom-to-be. Dr. Broder separates fact from fiction, media hype from old wives tales, and drawing on the latest scientific research offers an accessible, comprehensive reference book that answers questions about...

* Caffeine
* Exercise
* Flying
* Prescription and over-the-counter medications
* Sex
* Cosmetics
* Alcohol
* Herbal remedies
* and more

Organized in an easy-to-use question-and-answer format, this book will help women have the safest, healthiest, most anxiety-free pregnancy possible.
 

Contents

PART 2
51
Why Do I Look So Good if I Feel So Bad?
71
Life Without Starbucks?
84
What Is Happening to My Body?
138
PART 3
180
Resources
251
Bibliography
265
Acknowledgments
285
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About the author (2004)

The research of Michael S. Broder, MD, has been cited in numerous newspapers, magazines, and television shows, including 20/20, Health, Prevention, Parenting, and Family Circle. His work has been published in scientific journals such as JAMA and Obstetrics and Gynecology, as well as in the Los Angeles Times. Dr. Broder is an assistant clinical professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and vice president of Zynx Life Sciences, a research group in Beverly Hills, California.

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