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What to Expect When You're Expecting...
Now with over 9.9 million copies in print, What to Expect When You're Expecting is AmericaIs pregnancy bible. Featuring an easy-to-follow month-by-month format, this indispensable book reassuringly leads readers through a wealth of information. Here is what parents-to-be need to know about choosing a caregiver, prenatal diagnosis, exercise, childbirth options, second pregnancies, twins, making love during pregnancy, having a cesarean, and coping with common and not-so-common pregnancy symptoms. Also included are step-by-step guides through labor and delivery, postpartum care, and breastfeeding, a full section just for fathers-to-be, and a 24-page "Pregnancy Notes" insert for keeping detailed records of prenatal test results, weight gain, doctorIs visits, observations, and more. Updated with each printing, What to Expect When You're Expecting incorporates the most recent developments in medical science and responds to the many letters and queries received from readers. Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club, the Better Homes & Gardens Family Book Service, and ABA Basic Booklist. Winner of the ParentIs Choice FoundationIs 1991 Parenting Shelf Award.
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What to Expect When You're Expecting
The world’s bestselling pregnancy manual has had a complete revision and update. This fourth edition is a new book for a new generation of expectant mums, featuring a fresh perspective and a friendlier-than-ever voice. It answers the concerns of parents-to-be in a clear, comprehensive, month-by-month format, incorporating the most recent developments in obstetrics and addressing current lifestyle trends. There’s more than ever on pregnancy matters practical, physical, emotional, nutritional and sexual, as well as much more support for that very important partner in parenting, the dad-to-be. Covering everything from amniocentesis to sex, alternative birthing to breastfeeding, the fourth edition of this hugely popular maternity bible overflows with tips, helpful hints and humour – a pregnant woman’s best friend. It’s everything parents-to-be have come to expect from What to Expect ... only better!