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Author Chillemi, Stacey

Title Epilepsy and pregnancy : what every woman with epilepsy should know / Stacey Chillemi and Blanca Vazquez
Published New York : Demos Medical Pub., ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 134 pages)
Contents Preconception counseling -- Fertility -- Risks of pregnancy -- Pregnancy -- Nutrition -- Keeping fit during pregnancy -- Fetal development -- Labor and delivery -- After delivery -- Breast-feeding
Summary Approximately 2.5 million people in the U.S. suffer from epilepsy; of these, more than one million are women of child-bearing age. With concerns about everything from medication-related birth defects to falls during seizures, many of these women are fearful of having children. The good news is that, with proper prenatal care, more than 90% will deliver healthy babies. Epilepsy and Pregnancy gives readers the basic facts they need to help them make medical decisions throughout preconception, pregnancy, labor, delivery, and the early days after childbirth. Topics include preconception, fertility
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-128) and index
Notes English
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Subject Epilepsy in pregnancy.
Epilepsy.
Pregnancy.
Pregnancy -- Complications.
Epilepsy
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications
pregnancy.
MEDICAL -- Gynecology & Obstetrics.
Pregnancy -- Complications
Pregnancy
Epilepsy
Epilepsy in pregnancy
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
Author Vazquez, Blanca
ISBN 1423786556
9781423786559
9781934559130
193455913X
1281974951
9781281974952
9786611974954
6611974954