Would-be mothers looking for precise, accurate information from a reputable source will appreciate this mammoth pregnancy guide from the celebrated Mayo Clinic. The volume actually provides much more information than most parents will need: week by week accounts of the baby’s development, entries on how pregnancy can be affected by dozens of previous health conditions (such as HIV and diabetes), self-care tips for side effects like nausea and back pain, sidebars that explain the difference between identical and fraternal twins, etc. But the book contains at least one feature that most pregnant women will find indispensable: charts that indicate how to handle "troublesome signs and symptoms" during each three week period. For example, if a woman has slight spotting during the first four weeks of pregnancy, the chart tells her to notify a doctor during her next hospital visit. But if she has any bleeding at all during weeks 29 to 32, the chart indicates that she should tell her doctor immediately. Another stellar feature is the book’s even-handed series of "decision guides," which help parents make those hard (and even guilt-inducing) choices about breastfeeding, circumcision and whether or not to go back to work. Some parents may find the book’s cool, no-nonsense tone intimidating, or even scary, but when deciding what to do about mid-term cramps or pain, most readers will find great reassurance this volume’s carefully vetted facts.
主编简介
（美）玛拉•魏克（Myra J. Wick）
医学博士，现就任于美国明尼苏达州罗切斯特的梅奥医学中心，是妇产科和临床基因组学的权威专家，也是梅奥临床医学科学院的副教授。同时作为四个孩子的母亲，Wick医生在本书中从医生和母亲的双重视角来解读怀孕过程。
梅奥医学中心（Mayo Clinic）
▷美国梅奥医学中心（Mayo Clinic）享誉全球，被称为“医学麦加”“最高法院”“美国医学质量的标杆”。
▷梅奥拥有150多年历史，连续20多年跻身“全美最佳医院”榜单。
▷2019年7月30日，《美国新闻与世界报道》（U.S. News &World Report）最新发布了2019~2020年美国最佳医院排行榜，梅奥位居第一，遥遥领先于其他知名医疗机构。