CONTENTS


I. THE SIGNS OF PREGNANCY AND THE DATE OF CONFINEMENT
II. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OVUM
III. THE EMBRYO
IV. THE FOOD REQUIREMENTS DURING PREGNANCY
V. THE CARE OF THE BODY
VI. GENERAL HYGIENIC MEASURES
VII. THE AILMENTS OF PREGNANCY
VIII. MISCARRIAGE
IX. THE PREPARATIONS FOR CONFINEMENT
X. THE BIRTH OF THE CHILD
XI. THE LYING-IN PERIOD
XII. THE NURSING MOTHER
GLOSSARY


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The Prospective Mother




CHAPTER I