Pregnancy & Childcare  

Three obstetrician/gyncecologists who are also mothers themselves offer a comprehensive guide to pregnancy, childbirth, and dealing with newborns, including complications, high-risk pregnancies, and other situations.

This must-have guide every expectant couple needs before they even conceive covers tips on what to eat (and not eat), how to maintain a healthy weight and advice about preconception medical care, ways in which men can contribute to baby-to-be's successful arrival, fertility issues and options available to couples who are facing conception problems, and a detailed fertility planner.

America's favorite doctors Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz cover pregnancy from conception to birth.

Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birthwill help you sort fact from fiction, giving you the most accurate research, up-to-date information, and the firsthand experiences of numerous women who have been exactly where you are today. You'll get the tools you need to take care of yourself and your baby during and after your pregnancy, from tips on eating well during pregnancy to strategies for coping with stress and depression.

Are you expecting mystery, sensuality, wonder, and delight? If you're pregnant, you should be!

An invaluable guide to pregnancy, childbirth and your child's first year. With nearly 500 pages, more than 300 photos, illustrations, this book will become your "bible" during these important times of your life.

This book shows that you have a choice, and you have the power to plan the kind of birth that's right for you--whether at a birth center, a hospital, or at home. Advocates of informed choice Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein inspire women to take back the birth experience, with essential advice on: positive and negative effects of epidurals, Pitocin, and other drugs and interventions; inducing vs. allowing your labor to progress naturally; the truth behind the staggering C-section rate; assembling your birth team and creating your birth plan.

As an intelligent woman, you are probably used to learning as much as you can before making major decisions. But when it comes to one of the most important decisions of your life--how you will give birth-it is hard to gather accurate, unbiased information. Surprisingly, much of the research does not support common medical opinion and practice. Birth activist Henci Goer gives clear, concise information based on the latest medical studies.

BABIES. Maybe you’re thinking of having one. There might even be one inside you right now, draining nutrients from your system via a tube growing from its midsection. Or maybe you’ve already got one around the house, somewhere, and you’re responsible for its continued survival. You’re saddled with a helpless being whom you’ve agreed to house and feed and love with all your heart for the rest of your life, more or less.

Offers a reference guide to pregnancy and childbirth, discussing morning sickness, back pain, gestational diabetes, and breast-feeding with a week-by-week guide to changes in both mother and baby.