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The inside scoop for when you want more than the official line
Having a baby is one of life′s most us–and overwhelming–events. The choices you make now will affect your baby′s health long after it is born. How should you change your lifestyle now that you are pregnant? How can you be sure that your baby is developing properly? What should you expect at each doctor′s visit? And how on earth will you survive labor?
Now thoroughly updated with more than 200 pages of new and completely revised material, including week–by–week pregnancy tips, The Unofficial Guide?TM to Having a Baby gives savvy parents–to–be like you a foolproof appraisal of what works and what doesn′t–revealing things even your doctor won′t (or can′t) tell you, with unbiased recommendations that are not influenced by any company, product, or organization.
∗ Vital Information that other sources can′t or won′t reveal–including the very latest research on prenatal and genetic testing.
∗ Insider Secrets on how to weather the physical and emotional highs and lows of pregnancy, with tips on health, exercise, sex, and career management.
∗ Money–Saving Tips that help you save on baby gear and maternity wear.
∗ The Latest Trends in new childbirth methods, including Doula care, pain management, and alternative birthing options.
∗ Handy Checklists and Charts to track your baby′s development, identify potentially dangerous medications and drugs, and record the milestones in your pregnancy.
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Like a good obstetrician,
The Unofficial Guide to Having aBaby respects the intelligence of the mother-to-be. This mammothtome is probably the best reference book on the market, givingnonjudgmental and fairly exhaustive information on such hot-buttontopics as whether to drink coffee during pregnancy and the relativesafety of birth centers. The book lays out as much information aspossible and leaves the decision-making to the parents--a surprisinglyrare gambit in the bossy world of pregnancy books, which all too ofteninsult the mom-to-be with sweeping dicta unsupported by hardscience. Also like a good doctor, the book knows its limits, referringto other sources well and often.
The book's tone can be impersonal,which seems natural considering that it was put together by twoauthors, a team of editors, and a panel of birth experts including adoctor, a nurse, and a nutritionist. For color commentary, 150 newparents were consulted, but their voices are not the book's strongpoint, offering such pallid advice as, "A good-quality stroller willsee you through all your children, whereas a cheapie will cost youagain and again." The book's "Unofficial" moniker seems to refer moreto the guide's commitment to laying out all the alternatives than toan irreverent stance. (Those looking for in-the-trenches attitude andtried-and-true advice might turn instead to Vicki Iovine's superbThe Girlfriends' Guideto Pregnancy or Ariel Gore's The Hip Mama SurvivalGuide.) While the book's hesitance to pronounce on emotionaltopics is largely laudable, in some cases it backfires. In 818 pages,the authors devote just a few paragraphs to single-mother and lesbianpregnancies--though, to be fair, a resource directory isoffered. Overall, though, this guide fills a much-needed informationgap in the pregnancy book market.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
作者简介
ANN DOUGLAS is the author of twenty–one books, including numerous top–selling titles in the pregnancy and baby book categories. She is frequently quoted in the print and electronic media and is a much–sought–after speaker at health fairs and on parenting shows. Her books include The Mother of All. . . series, The Unofficial Guide to Childcare, and Choosing Childcare For Dummies®, all from Wiley.
JOHN R. SUSSMAN, M.D., is Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at New Milford Hospital and an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. His other books include the bestselling Before You Conceive: The Complete Pregnancy Guide.
| 出版社 | John Wiley & Sons |
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| 作者 | Ann Douglas |
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