Beginnings, Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond
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First trimester
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Your changing body
Your growing baby
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Having a healthy pregnancy
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Prenatal care
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Screens and tests
Types of screens
Making decisions
Early pregnancy loss
High blood pressure
Second trimester
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Your changing body
Your growing baby
Discomforts
Your emotions
Your sexuality
Having a healthy pregnancy
Contractions
Relaxation techniques
Having more than one baby
Special circumstances
Medical care
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Screens and tests
Preterm labor
Vaginal birth after a Cesarean
Preeclampsia
Third trimester
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What's happening
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Your changing body
Discomforts
Your growing baby
Having a healthy pregnancy
Fetal movement counts
Your emotions
Your sexuality
Medical care
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Screens and tests
Special circumstances
Preeclampsia
When to call your health care provider
Diet and exercise
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Nutrition
Top 20 foods for pregnancy
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Reading labels
Kegel exercise
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Your journey to parenthood
How are you feeling?
What you can do during labor
Being at the birth
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Power of Two
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What your partner might need from you
Sexuality during pregnancy
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Your partner's emotions
Your baby
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Preparing for labor
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What happens during labor
Relaxing your body
Breathing to relax
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Breathing for pushing
How you will cope with labor
Getting the labor support you need
Making a birth plan
Water birth options
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Others at your baby's birth
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The first weeks after birth
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Giving birth
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Positions for labor and birth
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Third stage
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You and your baby
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Your emotions after giving birth
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Tests your newborn will have
Your baby's birth certificate and Social Security number
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Your recovery at home
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Preeclampsia
Older brothers and sisters
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Banked human milk
Formula feeding
How to burp your baby
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Resources
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Third trimester: Medical care
Third trimester: Medical care
This section cover medical care topics related to the third trimester of pregnancy, including:
third trimester screens and tests
special circumstances
when to call your health care provider
Source:
Allina Health Patient Education,
Beginnings: Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond
, eighth edition, ob-ah-90026
Reviewed By:
Allina Health's Patient Education Department experts
First Published:
10/04/2002
Last Reviewed:
12/06/2021