Healthy Pregnancy Book

	Thinking about Pregnancy	8
1	Checklist for a healthy pregnancy
2	A healthy diet
3	Giving up the pill
4	Smoking
5	Drinking
6	Dangerous substances
7	VDTs
8	Taking drugs & medicines
9	Weight & exercise
	Essential Nutrients	13
10	Eating for a healthy baby
11	Calcium
12	Protein
13	Vitamin C
14	Fiber
15	Iron
16	Liver warning
17	Folic acid
18	Vitamin supplements
19	Cravings
20	Fluid
21	Salt
22	Vegetarian diets
23	Processed food
24	Healthy meals & snacks
	Protecting You & Your Baby	24
25	Working when pregnant
26	Getting enough rest
27	Eating sensibly
28	Keeping teeth & gums healthy
29	Avoiding stress: Yoga
	Avoiding Infections	28
30	General advice
31	Rubella
32	Toxoplasmosis
33	Cat litter
34	HIV
35	In the garden
36	Goat's milk
37	Vegetables & salads
38	Meat
39	Sick lambs
40	Botulism
41	Listeriosis
42	Cheese
43	Pate
44	Leftover foods
45	Salmonella
46	Eggs
47	Chicken
48	Raw meat
49	Milkborne infections
50	Safe food storage
51	Safe food preparation
52	Cooking & reheating food
	Harmful Substances	35
53	General advice
54	X-rays
55	Medicines
56	Alcohol & alternatives
57	Caffeine
58	Empty calories
59	Cigarettes
60	Recreational drugs
	Staying in Shape	38
61	Staying fit & relaxed
62	Exercising safely
63	Importance of good posture
64	Protecting your back
65	Low level working
66	Lifting & carrying
67	Getting up
68	Back exercises
69	Stretching
70	Swimming
71	Side of the pool
	Preparing for Labor	50
72	Pelvic floor
73	Pelvic floor exercise
74	When to do the exercise
75	Pelvic tilt
76	Tailor sitting
77	Sitting with cushions
78	When to squat
79	Squatting with a chair
80	Squatting unsupported
81	The late stages of pregnancy
82	Relaxation & breathing exercises
83	Relaxing your mind
	Common Complaints	58
84	Breathlessness
85	Skin & nails
86	Cramps
87	Swollen ankles
88	Varicose veins
89	Constipation
90	Heartburn
91	Nausea & morning sickness
92	Other common complaints
	After the Birth	64
93	Postnatal exercises
94	Stomach toner
95	Curl downs
96	Curl ups
97	Side stretch
98	Limbering up
99	Bending
100	Testing pelvic floor muscles
101	Healthy eating while breast-feeding
	Index	70
	Acknowledgments	72