A Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy

By Clifford Ubani

Pregnancy can be a wonderful experience to any parent-to-be. However, it can be a time of uncertainty when you’re experiencing it for the first time. If you have questions, you aren’t alone!
A Guide to Healthy Pregnancy is here for you. From the first positive test results to the final days before you give birth, this book is essential to helping you stay informed and up-to-date with everything you need to know day-by-day!
This informative guide book is designed to give you all the necessary information you need for a healthy, thriving pregnancy. It has everything you need to prepare for your new baby.

WITH THIS BOOK, YOU’LL LEARN ALL ABOUT:
- Dispelling pregnancy myths
- Eating healthy and avoiding problem foods
- Handling the effects of pregnancy hormones
- Managing morning sickness and swelling
- Exercising safely
- Vital pre-natal vitamins
- Understanding postpartum depression
Get ready for the best pregnancy journey you could have with this book.
Being a healthy parent is the first, and best, step to having a healthy baby! Be prepared for everything with this guide!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Clifford Ubani
• Release date: Jul 18, 2019

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- A Guide to a -

Healthy Pregnancy

To enjoy the best journey of your life

Clifford Ubani

Copyright © 2019 by Mr. Clifford Ubani

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Written by: Clifford Ubani

Published by: UBA Holdings, Inc.

Disclaimer

This book is not intended as a substitute for the medical advice of physicians. The reader should regularly consult a physician in matters relating to his/her health, and particularly with respect to any symptoms that may require diagnosis and medical attention.

Table of Contents

Being Pregnant

How does pregnancy happen?

It’s a commitment

Involving your partner

Preconception Counseling and Care

Trying To Get Pregnant

What is a healthy pregnancy?

How to Stay Healthy During Your Pregnancy?

Pregnancy after age of 35:

Mental health during pregnancy:

Pregnancy diet

Calorie requirements during pregnancy

Foods to eat during pregnancy:

Foods to limit:

Foods to avoid:

How should you organize food for pregnant women?

Prenatal vitamins

Physical activities

Safe exercises during pregnancy:

Unsafe exercises during pregnancy:

Relaxation during pregnancy

Sleep

Postpartum depression

How to recognize postpartum depression?

What are the reasons of postpartum depression?

How to take care of yourself if you are diagnosed with postpartum depression?

Being Pregnant

Being pregnant can be the most wonderful experience of a woman’s life. With a lot of hope and expectations, a woman spends about 9 months, to see her newborn baby. While waiting for 40 weeks might seem frustrating, with all the pregnancy symptoms bothering you time to time, the joy and the hope of holding your baby in your arms will always lift you up. It is the maternal strength which you will gain during this period will help you stay strong during any odds throughout the pregnancy. Although the journey of pregnancy can vary from person to person, all women expect to have a healthy pregnancy and a happy nine months.

How does pregnancy happen?

Pregnancy is a pretty complex process which has several steps. The first step of pregnancy is known as ‘fertilization’ and occurs when a sperm meets up with an egg. In a healthy pregnancy, this takes place in the fallopian tube, within 12-24 hours of egg release (ovulation). This fertilized egg is then traveled to the uterus (womb) and is attached to the internal layer known as endometrium. It takes about 7-12 days for this process to take place.

Implantation of the fertilized eggs leads to release of pregnancy hormones, which will prevent the shedding of the endometrial lining,