Revised and updated from The Baby Beat, Dr. Benfield's weekly newspaper column, Walking the Baby Beat is easy-to-use. Topics are arranged chronologically, beginning with planning your pregnancy and ending with teen health concerns. Related questions are grouped together under each topic, and each question is listed in the table of contents. Simply browse through the table of contents or consult the index to find the topics that interest you most. Or, once you get started, you may want to read the book straight through. Whether the topic is planning your pregnancy, childbirth, baby care, breastfeeding and immunizations, parenting, child safety, birth defects and genetic disorders, teen health concerns, or how to treat a diaper rash, you'll find it covered here.