Amazon Demos Medical Publishing Demos Medical Publishing Category:  Women Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing ISBN-10:  1932603158 Type: Non-Fiction Pages: 224 Copyright: Sept. 2005 ISBN-13: 9781932603156 This book includes guidelines for the use of antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy, recommendations and questions to ask their neurologist, recommended daily allowances by age group, glossary, and much more. Epilepsy and Pregnancy is an essential guide for any woman who suffers from epilepsy and desires to have a child. 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, pregnancy risks, risks to the fetus, nutrition, keeping fit, what to expect during pregnancy, fetal development, and labor and delivery. In addition, the book includes guidelines for the use of antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy, recommendations and questions to ask their neurologist, recommended daily allowances by age group, glossary, and much more. Epilepsy and Pregnancy is an essential guide for any woman who suffers from epilepsy and desires to have a child.      Excerpt Epilepsy and Pregnancy TABLE OF CONTENTS My Story Preconception Fertility Risks of Pregnancy Risks to the Baby Pregnancy What to Do to Protect Yourself and Your Baby Nutrition Keeping Fit during Pregnancy What to Expect When You're Pregnant Fetal Development Labor and Delivery Taking Care of Yourself after Childbirth Breastfeeding Childcare A Few Words from the Author Organizations to Contact for Help Glossary The AED Pregnancy Registry: Questions and Answers References

excellent book
"Expertly co-authored by Stacey Chillemi and Blanca Vazquez...Epilepsy and Pregnancy provides a superb presentation for everything epileptic women must know about having children...truly, an invaluable reference for all women wishing for more informatin on the risks of childbirth and care with epilepsy."--Midwest Book Review
"The authors keep the pracitcal and pragmatic in mind as they describe preconception counseling, fertility, risks, the pregnancy process itself, nutrition, labor and delivery, post-delivery, and breast feeding."--SciTech Book News



By Jenna Martin, Senior Editor, Review:
Stacey Chillemi is a mother of three, a wife and writer. Her journey and reason for being is defined each day by the happiness in her children's eyes and the people with epilepsy she has helped through her writing. By Jenna Martin, Senior Editor

Editorial Review -Anchor / Talk Show Host /News 12 NJ, Review:
"Life deals us many hard blows that we often don't expect. I admire the fact that someone like Stacey Chillemi was thrown a curve ball that may have knocked many of us down to the point where many of us may not have wanted to get back up, but she did. It wasn't easy but she possesses a determined spirit that won't let her give up. For that reason Stacey will go far and achieve whatever dreams she sets her mind to accomplish."Della Crews Reporter