Diabetes can affect women at any stage of life. If not managed properly, expectant mothers with pre-existing diabetes are more likely to encounter complications such as preeclampsia, cesarean section, and infections. Balancing Pregnancy with Pre-Existing Diabetes: Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby, is a down-to-earth guide for diabetic mothers-to-be. Author Cheryl Alkon has lived with type 1 diabetes for 31 years and brings a wealth of understanding to the subject. Unlike existing books written in dry scientific language, this one focuses on firsthand accounts by diabetic women sharing their pregnancy-related experiences. Topics include what is diabetes, finding the right doctor, strategies to successfully conceive, the first, second, and third trimesters, labor and delivery, balancing the woman's health needs with those of her child, infertility and pregnancy loss, resources, and more. Balancing Pregnancy with Pre-Existing Diabetes offers a complete guide for diabetic women who want to successfully plan their pregnancies.
Author(s): Cheryl Alkon
Edition: 1
Publisher: Demos Health
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 270
Contents......Page 8
Foreword......Page 10
You Can Definitely Do This—And Do It Well......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 14
The Early Days......Page 18
1 Recommendations for Trying to Conceive: If You Can, You’ve Gotta Plan......Page 20
The First Trimester: Grace Under Pressure......Page 40
2 I See Two Lines, Now What?......Page 42
3 What Do I Eat?......Page 58
4 Tests and Bloods and Rockin’ Goals: Pregnancy Assessments and Prenatal Exams......Page 82
The Second and Third Trimesters: Things Keep Growing and Growing......Page 108
5 In the Thick of It......Page 110
6 Approaching the Big Day......Page 136
Hello, Mama!......Page 162
7 The Big Day......Page 164
8 The New Mom, With Diabetes......Page 184
When Blood Sugar Control Isn’t Enough......Page 214
Appendix: Infertility and Pregnancy Loss......Page 216
C......Page 242
F......Page 243
I......Page 244
P......Page 245
V......Page 246
Resources......Page 248
Notes......Page 258
B......Page 264
D......Page 265
F......Page 266
I......Page 267
N......Page 268
S......Page 269
Z......Page 270
