Expecting 411: Clear Answers & Smart Advice for Your Pregnancy Author: Visit Amazon's Michele Hakakha M.D. Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1889392421 | Format: PDF
Expecting 411: Clear Answers & Smart Advice for Your Pregnancy Description
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"Comforting! No woman should go through pregnancy without reading this book!"
Rachel Zoe
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"A must-read for the mom-to-be!"
Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine
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"Finally, a book for pregnant women and their families that's accurate and informative without being stuffy or alarmist!"
Lawarence Platt, MD, FACOG
From the Back Cover
Congratulations! You’re pregnant! Now where do you turn for the best advice? What if you could bottle the wisdom of all those women who came before you—and combine it with the solid medical advice from a renowned Beverly Hills OB/GYN and a nationally-known pediatrician? Expecting 411 is the answer! Inside, you’ll find:
- Is this normal? From morning sickness to stretch marks, you’ll learn what’s expected—and what’s not.
- Is it safe? Sushi? Hair dye? Coffee? Get detailed do's and don’ts.
- How much weight should I gain? Find the latest guidelines.
- Breastfeeding101.Learnthesecretsofnursingfromanexpert.
- Detailed advice on prepping for parenthood, including all the decisions you need to make. What tests are required? Are optional?
- Easy-to-findanswersonnaturalchildbirth,nutrition,epidurals, when to call the doc and more!
Authors Michele Hakakha, M.D. and Ari Brown, M.D. have been there, done that! Dr. Hakakha is an award-winning OB/GYN who brings a down-to-earth perspective to being pregnant. She has contributed to numerous articles and educational videos on pregnancy, and appeared in Little Man, an award-winning documentary on premature birth.
Dr. Brown is an official spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics and a trusted source on children’s health care. She’s been featured on NBC’s Today Show and is the co-author of best-seller Baby 411. Between them, they have four children, ages 2 to 14.
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- Series: Expecting 411: Clear Answers & Smart Advice for Your Pregnancy
- Paperback: 608 pages
- Publisher: Windsor Peak Press; Second Edition, Revised edition (April 16, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1889392421
- ISBN-13: 978-1889392424
- Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 5 x 1.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
I won a copy of this book in a drawing. It may have been an early copy, as I received it a few weeks ago, and I see this book is only being released this month.
I'm pretty type-A and tend to obsessively scoop up information as I encounter a new situation where I feel I need it. Pregnancy has been one of those times. So I have quite a library of books on pregnancy at this point. I can say that this one is near the top of the list. Different books seem to have different focuses. Some will mainly talk about the development of the embryo/fetus and the changes one goes through during pregnancy. Others will be more crunchy and focus on the natural aspects of pregnancy and holistic approaches to the pregnancy experience and childbirth.
This book has its own approach, which fills a nice gap among the others I have read. The book focuses on what is normal/not normal, what to watch out for, and what to expect as part of pregnancy during the 1st, 2nd and 3rd trimesters and the postpartum period. The book is not divided up by trimester like many are; topics pertaining to a specific trimester or trimesters are marked accordingly. I thought this was an interesting approach, since so many symptoms one encounters span two trimesters -- or show up in one and then another later on (e.g. frequent urination during the 1st and 3rd tri). A lot of the topics are addressed in a Question/Answer format with side blurbs here and there which are either humorous, highlight the most important, "Don't Miss" bits, or offer a more personal take on things. Along with that one will find some blurbs which dive deeper into more information-rich topics, like how and when genetic conditions are passed down, the various ways twins can develop, etc.
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