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The Mother of All Pregnancy Books: The Ultimate Guide to Conception, Birth, and Everything In Between (U.S. Edition) | 
 enlarge | Author: Ann Douglas
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Rating:  166 reviews
Sales Rank: 5970
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 556
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.4
ISBN: 0764565168
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.24
UPC: 785555086593
EAN: 9780764565168
ASIN: 0764565168
Publication Date: January 1, 2002
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Product Description
The ultimate guide to conception, birth, and everything in between. Unlike all those otherbossy, tell-you-what-to-do titles, this funny, entertaining guide presents expectant parents with all the facts on such perennial hot topics as pain relief during labor, episiotomy, and circumcision, and empowers them to make informed personal choices. It's packed with tools you won't find anywhere else, including: - Charts highlighting the risks of using various over-the-counter drug productsduring pregnancy
- Lists of the ten best -- and worst --baby products
- A set of emergency childbirth procedures
- Forthright discussions of difficult topics like infertility, high-risk pregnancy, and pregnancy and infant loss that other books are loathe to tackle
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Great as a first read. December 12, 2008
New Mom (California)
I purchased this book right around the time I wanted to get pregnant. It's a fantastic, high-level overview of pregnancy which makes it the perfect first book to read. It covers the basics, but doesn't get too heavy in details, that's why I recommend you start with this one.
The information is easy to digest and the bit of humor keep it light and easy to understand. It was a great start to the many, many books I read during my first pregnancy!
 It really is the mother of all pregrancy books June 15, 2008
Longfellows (Kennewick WA)
After reading several other pregnancy books, although reading over the same topics, Ann Douglas provides more helpful information. Her writing style is easy to read, funny at times and not biased. You feel as if you are listening to a friend sometimes. This book covers everything from preconception to delivery. This book provides excellent questions for interviewing doctors/midwives. She provides helpful charts. I would recommend the purchase of this book.
 Style Match for Pregnancy May 26, 2008
Who's That (Jersey city)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
My wife is in her twelfth week of pregnancy and this book was read but not used as a reference for her pregnancy. We tried to figure this out since it got some outstanding reviews. I concluded the style (breezy) appeals to certain people and the reason for the good reviews. We ended up using The Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy as the cover to cover and everyday reference book for her pregnancy. The Mayo was a power pack book of information that was organized exceptionally. If you like a breezy, casual girlfriend chatty type book then the "Mother" book is for you. Otherwise stick to the Mayo.
Very helpful information for pre-conception April 23, 2008
J. Ciriello (Los Angeles, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book to figure out what I should be doing prior to getting pregnant. I did not know how to alter my diet, exercise, when the best time was to try to get pregnant, how to best 'interview' my doctor. This book was very helpful in providing answers to those questions. Although I am not pregnant yet, I did go for my "preconception check up" at the doctor's and am taking the steps toward a healthy, planned pregnancy.
 just good March 19, 2008
M. Patterson (palo alto, ca)
I got this based on the reviews, expecting something really awesome. I honestly just found it OK. It seems extremely basic, which can be good for an overview type of book, but I thought it would be much better. I wish I had flipped through it at the bookstore before deciding to purchase it. One of the things I like about it, opposed to many other pregnancy books, is that it has a little section on pre-conception, which is what I was looking for. It talks about some things you can do to prepare before getting pregnant, but it doesn't go into as much detail as I was hoping. I will keep it to have on hand, but would definitely not consider it "the best pregnancy book."
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