| PAGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preface | xi | |
| Introduction, by J. Clifton Edgar, M.D., and Frederick W. Rice, M.D. | xiii | |
| CHAPTER | ||
| I | Getting Ready to Be a Mother | 1 |
| II | Signs that a Baby is Coming | 11 |
| III | Where the Baby’s Life Begins | 20 |
| IV | How the Baby Develops Before He is Born | 34 |
| V | Taking Care of the Baby Before He Comes | 46 |
| VI | Making Ready for the Baby | 82 |
| VII | The Baby’s Arrival | 98 |
| VIII | The Baby’s Mother | 114 |
| IX | The Mother’s Care of Herself—for the Baby’s Sake | 138 |
| X | The Mother’s Care of Her Baby | 148 |
| XI | The Nutrition of Mother and Baby | 226 |