Hands Off My Belly: The Pregnant Woman's Survival Guide to Myths, Mothers, and Moods Book

Contents

Acknowledgments....................9
Foreword....................11
Introduction....................15
Chapter One. Superstition and Myth....................21
Chapter Two. Infertility Myths-Planting a Seed....................27
Chapter Three. Conception Myths-The Voodoo against You....................45
Chapter Four. Dietary Myths-What's Eating You?....................59
Chapter Five. Miscarriage Misconceptions-The Loss of Guilt....................81
Chapter Six. Mood and Behavior Myths-Women Behaving Badly....................93
Chapter Seven. Gender Myths-Is It a Boy or a Girl?....................111
Chapter Eight. Preterm Labor and Delivery Myths-Fashionably Early....................131
Chapter Nine. Delivery Room Myths-Debunking the Delivery Room....................147
Chapter Ten. Placentas, Cords, and Cauls-Cutting the Cord on the Afterbirth....................179
Chapter Eleven. Twin and Multiple Gestation Myths-The Magical Mirror....................197
Chapter Twelve. The Navel of the World-Global Myths of Birth and Fertility....................217
Chapter Thirteen. The Seven Habits to a Highly Enjoyable Pregnancy....................237
Epilogue....................261
Index....................263