Pregnancy Books
Serafin Sonnier
Catherine Crider is a former teacher who is also a childbirth educator, doula and certified lactation educator counselor. A barred lawyer, she understands the busy life parents lead and finds special joy in supporting blossoming families and their infants. She enjoys educating new parents and parents-to-be about their different options as well as the current best practices in baby care. Catherine writes for various outlets and teaches childbirth and postpartum education across the U.S.
If you like this book, Oster has written two follow-up books: Cribsheet, which looks at the data on things like sleep training and breastfeeding that impact families through the preschool years; and The Family Firm, addressing decision-making in the elementary school years of parenting, from extracurriculars to schedules and nutrition.
Written by viral video creator Dude Dad, this book offers a lighthearted male-centered approach to understanding pregnancy. For example, instead of the typical fruit and vegetable baby size comparisons (your baby is as big as an orange now), the author compares the growing baby to guitar picks and concession stand nachos. Besides the more manly ratio descriptions, readers also glean tips on supporting a pregnant partner and encouragement in their new role of Dad.
Drawing from traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda, the authors of Nine Golden Months include healthy rituals, as well as recipes to help pregnant individuals connect with their bodies. The authors infuse all of the text, whether recipe or prose, with a focus on the emotional, mental and spiritual nourishment needed during pregnancy. If you enjoy this book, consider adding its companion, The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother, for nutritional tips and recipes during the postpartum period.
One of the benefits of being a labor and postpartum doula is that I get to see which books growing families are really using when preparing for their births, laboring and thriving in the fourth trimester. I drew on this firsthand knowledge when choosing the books on this list.
An ectopic pregnancy occurs when fetal tissue implants outside of the uterus or attaches to an abnormal or scarred portion of the uterus. Ectopic pregnancies carry high rates of morbidity and mortality if not recognized and treated promptly. Ectopic pregnancies may present with pain, vaginal bleeding, or more vague complaints such as nausea and vomiting. This activity will review the etiology of ectopic pregnancy and examine treatment approaches. This activity will outline the role of the interprofessional team in recognizing and treating patients with ectopic pregnancies.
Objectives:
- Provide a definition for ectopic pregnancy.Identify symptoms of ectopic pregnancy.Describe the proper evaluation for ectopic pregnancy.Plan a discussion amongst interprofessional, interprofessional team members regarding the detection, evaluation, and management of ectopic pregnancies so that they can be detected quickly and appropriate management can be implemented immediately, enhancing patient outcomes.
Ectopic pregnancy is a known complication of pregnancy that can carry a high rate of morbidity and mortality when not recognized and treated promptly. It is essential that providers maintain a high index of suspicion for an ectopic in their pregnant patients as they may present with pain, vaginal bleeding, or more vague complaints such as nausea and vomiting. Fertilization and embryo implantation involve an interplay of chemical, hormonal, and anatomical interactions and conditions to allow for a viable intrauterine pregnancy. Much of this system is outside the scope of this article but the most relevant anatomical components to our discussion on the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, egg, and sperm. Ovaries are the female reproductive organs located to both lateral aspects of the uterus in the lower pelvic region. Ovaries serve multiple functions, one of which is to release an egg each month for potential fertilization. The fallopian tubes are tubular structures that serve as a conduit to allow transport of the female egg from the ovaries to the uterus. When sperm is introduced, it will fertilize the egg forming an embryo. The embryo will then implant into endometrial tissue within the uterus. An ectopic pregnancy occurs when this fetal tissue implants somewhere outside of the uterus or attaching to an abnormal or scarred portion of the uterus.
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