Pregnancy For Dummies (For Dummies (Health & Fitness))

See Larger Image	Manufacturer: For Dummies Written By: Joanne, M.D. Stone,Keith, M.D. Eddleman,Mary Duenwald Average Customer Rating:


Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 618.24 Format: Bargain Price Label: For Dummies Manufacturer: For Dummies Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 408 Publication Date: 2004-01-13 Publisher: For Dummies Studio: For Dummies
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Editorial Reviews: Now updated--our bestselling guide to a safe and healthy pregnancy With robust sales and its own four-part cable TV series, Pregnancy For Dummies has been a perennial favorite, giving parents-to-be authoritative, friendly, up-to-date advice on every aspect of pregnancy and childbirth. This new edition offers all of the latest information expecting parents want to know, including expanded coverage on the health and well-being of both mother and child. It takes readers through the first, second, and third trimesters, providing new and updated coverage of prenatal genetic screening and diagnosis, amniocentesis, new high-tech ultrasounds, and the revised FDA/USDA food pyramid. It also discusses the recent celebrity trend of "on-demand" cesarean sections, multiple births, what to expect in labor and delivery, postpartum care, choosing bottle or breastfeeding, preparing a home (and siblings) for a new baby, caring for preemies, and the mother's mental as well as physical health. "A thorough, accurate, and highly informative guide."--Los Angeles Times Joanne Stone, MD (New York, NY), and Keith Eddleman, MD (New York, NY), are Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. They are Associate Professors at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Mary Murray (New York, NY) is an award-winning writer who has contributed to the New York Times, Allure, Longevity, and many other publications.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: read this book with caution! Comment: please read this book with a skeptical mind. or at least just know that it is skewed very heavily towards a technocratic approach to childbirth. readers should be warned that the information is coming from two obstetricians with a very strong medically-oriented bias. as was pointed out by another reviewer, i found some statements that are absolutely not true: one is the authors' claim that pitocin does not lead to more painful contractions; the second is that giving birth in the lithotomy position (on your back) makes for the easiest delivery. (it may be easist for the doctor.) both of these are known to be false. in fact, it has been pointed out that the lithotomy position is the single most dysfunctional position for delivery. it actually makes the pelvis more narrow and increases the likelihood of tears. also, it has been the least common position adopted by birthing women throughout history and the world except in cultures that have embraced a medical approach to birth (and then, it was the doctors' idea). i think this is very irresponsible of the authors and the publisher should have balanced their perspective with that of natural-birth practitioners so that women could hear more than one viewpoint. there is some helpful information in this book. also, on a personal level, this was the book that prompted me to call my midwife because of the early contractions i was experiencing. some other books seemed to imply that the contractions could be normal. in other words, i think this book is most useful for the medically urgent issues that may come up during pregnancy but NOT for a normal, healthy pregnancy that is moving along smoothly. Customer Rating: Summary: Don't Bother Comment: A truly "dumb" book - there are several other pregnancy guides that are much more useful (and still easy to navigate). Customer Rating: Summary: Best pregnancy resource I've found! Comment: I love the for dummies books and this book was no exception. These books are great to read from cover to cover or you can read any segment and find just the bit of information you're looking for. I feel very prepared for my pregnancy and know what to expect and when I should be on the phone with my doctor. I've recommended it to all of my pregnant friends and I would recommend it to anyone else who is pregnant or who is trying to become pregnant. Customer Rating: Summary: Dummies vs. Idiots Comment: Having just read back to back Pregnancy for Dummies and Idiots Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth. I thought I'd share some thoughts on one vs. the other, seeing as they are so similar. Dummies good: Chronology of pregnancy process week by week. I am referencing this now as my friends are going through their pregnancies to get an idea of what they are going through at whatever week they are at. Goes over common pregnancy myths. Dummies bad: "Daddy Alerts" totally belittling of men. No discussion of mother/parents relationship stability or network. No mention of home pregnancy tests. Idiots good: More information in more detail. Just simply covers more ground. Also has week by week chronology section, it's just not wholly structured that way as Dummies is. Idiots bad: Same absence of relationship/network or over the counter tests. Hope this helps someone along in comparing the two. If someones attention span is shorter go for Dummies. If you want a little more detail, Idiots is better. The Mayo Clinic guide seems to be the most highly praised overall pregnancy book out there, and I'll get one for reference, but as a cover to cover book, I wasn't that brave. Both of these are decent for what they are, intros for the clueless. Customer Rating: Summary: excellent book, definitely better than most of them out there! Comment: This book is so much better than "What to Expect when you are Expecting" That book makes you so scared of every little thing, where as this book is written by doctors and is much more positive!! I wish I would have read this one before even picking up any others. Very good book. More Reviews