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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsWhat to Expect When You're Expectingby Heidi Murkoff
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The best just got better.
Expect the best! A brand-new fourth edition — filled with the most up-to-date, accurate, and relevant information on all things pregnancy. Realistic, supportive, easy to access, and overflowing with practical tips, covering everything you'll need — and want — to know about life's most amazing journey, from preconception planning to birth to those first miraculous weeks with a new baby. It's all here: the lowdown on lifestyle trends and life in the workplace; the latest in prenatal testing and alternative therapies; the best in birthing options. Comforting answers to hundreds of questions:
Review:"Murkoff is back with yet another edition of the indispensable What to Expect When You're Expecting — this time with a largely rewritten and revised edition of the comprehensive guide she introduced 24 years ago. The book has undergone an extensive overhaul, beginning with the cover, which depicts a stylish expectant mom dressed in jeans and a form-fitting shirt — a far cry from the original text's comfy, frumpy mom seated in a rocking chair. Inside, the author has added a number of new features, including a chapter that draws upon current research to steer parents-to-be to a healthier lifestyle even before conception begins, chapters on healthy eating and giving birth to multiples (a growing trend) and expanded sections on working during pregnancy. While the general layout and appearance of the book will be familiar to readers, Murkoff has successfully broadened and sharpened the material while keeping the overall style and presentation intact." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
Synopsis:Announcing a brand new, cover-to-cover revision of America's pregnancy bible. What to Expect When You're Expecting is a perennial New York Times bestseller and one of USA Today's 25 most influential books of the past 25 years. It's read by more than 90% of pregnant women who read a pregnancy book—the most iconic, must-have book for parents-to-be, with over 14.5 million copies in print.
Now comes the Fourth Edition, a new book for a new generation of expectant moms—featuring a new look, a fresh perspective, and a friendlier-than-ever voice. It's filled with the most up-to-date information reflecting not only what's new in pregnancy, but what's relevant to pregnant women. Heidi Murkoff has rewritten every section of the book, answering dozens of new questions and including loads of new asked-for material, such as a detailed week-by-week fetal development section in each of the monthly chapters, an expanded chapter on pre-conception, and a brand new one on carrying multiples. More comprehensive, reassuring, and empathetic than ever, the Fourth Edition incorporates the most recent developments in obstetrics and addresses the most current lifestyle trends (from tattooing and belly piercing to Botox and aromatherapy). There's more than ever on pregnancy matters practical (including an expanded section on workplace concerns), physical (with more symptoms, more solutions), emotional (more advice on riding the mood roller coaster), nutritional (from low-carb to vegan, from junk food–dependent to caffeine-addicted), and sexual (what's hot and what's not in pregnant lovemaking), as well as much more support for that very important partner in parenting, the dad-to-be.
Overflowing with tips, helpful hints, and humor (a pregnant woman's best friend), this new edition is more accessible and easier to use than ever before. It's everything parents-to-be have come to expect from What to Expect...only better?. About the AuthorHeidi Murkoff is the author of the What to Expectandreg;series and author of Eating Well When You're Expecting, The What to Expect Pregnancy Journal andamp; Organizer, What to Expect the First Year, The What to Expect Baby-Sitter's Handbook, and the What to Expect Kids
Table of ContentsPart 1: First Things First
Chapter 1: Before You Conceive • Preconception Prep for Moms • Preconception Prep for Dads Chapter 2: Are You Pregnant? • What You May be Wondering About • Choosing and Working with Your Practitioner Chapter 3: Your Pregnancy Profile • Your Gynecological History • Your Obstetrical History • Your Medical History • Prenatal Diagnosis • First Trimester • First and Second Trimester • Second Trimester Chapter 4: Your Pregnancy Lifestyle • What You May be Wondering About • Complementary and Alternative Medicine Chapter 5: Nine Months of Eating Well • What You May be Wondering About Part 2: Nine Month & Counting Chapter 6: The First Month • Your Baby This Month • What You May be Feeling • What You Can Expect at Your First Prenatal Visit • What You May be Wondering About • Your Pampered Pregnancy Chapter 7: The Second Month • Your Baby This Month • What You May be Feeling • What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup • What You May be Wondering About • Weight Gain During Pregnancy Chapter 8: The Third Month • Your Baby This Month • What You May be Feeling • What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup • What You May be Wondering About • Pregnant on the Job Chapter 9: The Fourth Month • Your Baby This Month • What You May be Feeling • What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup • What You May be Wondering About • Exercise During Pregnancy Chapter 10: The Fifth Month • Your Baby This Month • What You May be Feeling • What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup • What You May be Wondering About • Sex and the Pregnant Woman Chapter 11: The Sixth Month • Your Baby This Month • What You May be Feeling • What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup • What You May be Wondering About • Childbirth Education Chapter 12: The Seventh Month • Your Baby This Month • What You May be Feeling • What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup • What You May be Wondering About • Easing Labor Pain Chapter 13: The Eighth Month • Your Baby This Month • What You May be Feeling • What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup • What You May be Wondering About • Breastfeeding Chapter 14: The Ninth Month • Your Baby This Month • What You May be Feeling • What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup • What You May be Wondering About • Prelabor, False Labor, Real Labor Chapter 15: Labor & Delivery • What You May be Wondering About • Childbirth • Stage One: Labor • Stage Two: Pushing and Delivery • Stage Three: Delivery of the Placenta Part 3: Twins, Triplets & More Chapter 16: Expecting More than One • What You May be Wondering About • Multiple Childbirth Part 4: After the Baby is Born Chapter 17: Postpartum: The First Week • What You May be Feeling • Getting Started Breastfeeding Chapter 18: Postpartum: The First 6 Weeks • What You May be Feeling • What You Can Expect at Your Postpartum Checkup • What You May be Wondering About • Getting Back Into Shape • Phase 1: Twenty-Four Hours After Delivery • Phase 2: Three Days After Delivery • Phase 3: After Your Postpartum Checkup Part 5: For Dads Chapter 19: Fathers are Expectant, Too • What You May be Wondering About Part 6: Staying Healthy When You're Expecting Chapter 20: If You Get Sick • What You May be Wondering About • Medications During Pregnancy Chapter 21: If You Have a Chronic Condition • What You May be Wondering About • Getting the Support You Need Part 7: The Complicated Pregnancy Chapter 22: Managing a Complicated Pregnancy • Pregnancy Complications • Uncommon Pregnancy Complications • Childbirth and Postpartum Complications • If You're Put on Bed Rest Chapter 23: Coping With Pregnancy Loss What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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