• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Books (June 8, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1605295280
• ISBN-13: 978-1605295282
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #51,809 in Books

Orgasmic Birth: Your Guide to a Safe, Satisfying, and Pleasurable Birth Experience

Product Description: Expectant mothers are virtual magnets for unsolicited advice. Mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, sisters-in-law, new mothers, friends, and even strangers offer what seems to be an endless supply of supposedly authoritative opinions on every aspect of pregnancy: A craving for spicy food denotes a boy. Carrying the baby low denotes a girl. Besides gender predictions, a pregnant woman is also apt to acquire an earful of advice about miscarriage, dietary habits and cravings, hair growth, weight gain, and childbirth. And, of course, everyone wants to touch her belly. In this engaging, humorous, and very informative book, Drs Shawn A Tassone and Kathryn Landherr - experienced gynecologists, a husband-and-wife team of physicians, and parents of four children - explore the most common superstitions and myths surrounding pregnancy. From their combined twenty years of work in a clinic, as well as their own parenting experience, the authors review the anecdotes and beliefs, from the slightly unusual to the stranger-than-fiction, and compare them with the scientific evidence.

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Prometheus Books; 1st edition (September 22, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591027535
• ISBN-13: 978-1591027539
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #37,744 in Books

Hands Off My Belly: The Pregnant Woman's Survival Guide to Myths, Mothers, and Moods

Product Description: Children grow up too fast. Before too long the almost indistinguishable speck in your womb is going to be flying down a hill on a bike with their hands in the air and driving down the interstate in your new car. Before you know it you'll be telling them good-bye as they start college, crossing your fingers and hoping for the best. You'll never have the opportunity to nurture them again that you do right now, when they're safely inside you tucked away from the outside world. This is the time that you want to ensure they receive the best nutrition they can get. This book will tell you all you need to know to make sure your child has the best possible start in life.

• Paperback: 70 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace (May 4, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1452817766
• ISBN-13: 978-1452817767
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,065,551 in Books

The Pregnancy Nutrition Guide: The Nutritional Guide For Pregnant Women

Product Description: "Momover reads like a juicy expos? that spills a delicious secret: a happy mom equals a happy baby. Dana Wood redefines the tenets of modern motherhood with wit and a stockpile of indispensable, expert advice." --Cynthia Rowley

"After you have a baby, everyone focuses on the baby and the baby clothing and baby gear. I applaud Dana Wood for turning her attention to the new mother and helping her return to her chic fabulous self!" --Liz Lange, founder and president of Liz Lange Maternity Clothing

Okay, so every day since the baby was born has been a dirty sweats/no mascara/bad hair day kind of day. You don't need your mother to tell you it's time to lose that just-home-from-the-hospital look before it sticks forever. You've got Dana Wood, patron saint of stylish new moms everywhere, to show you how to take world-class care of yourself--drumroll please--after the baby's born, and beyond!

• Paperback: 237 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media (March 18, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1440500304
• ISBN-13: 978-1440500305
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #353,142 in Books

Momover: The New Mom's Guide to Getting It Back Together (even if you never had it in the first place!)

Product Description: This fully revised and updated edition, traces in full-color images and photographs the journey from conception to birth. A user-friendly, chronologically arranged reference, I'm Pregnant presents full and accurate information at each stage of pregnancy. Updates include: breastfeeding, medication, alcohol, smoking, diet, cord blood collection, maternity benefits, antenatal tests, epidurals, signs of labor, and the baby's check up.

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: DK ADULT; Rev Upd edition (March 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756658705
• ISBN-13: 978-0756658700
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #197,525 in Books

I'm Pregnant!: A week-by-weel guide from conception to birth

Product Description: A woman-centered approach to pregnancy must be flexible enough to address the variety of women's experiences around the world, encompassing medical conditions, cultures and family structures. It must also include women who choose not to carry a pregnancy or experience a miscarriage. This unique woman-centered text explores all these issues and more, providing a vital resource for primary care maternity clinicians and trainees including family physicians, nurse practitioners, women's health clinicians, midwives, obstetrical nurses and obstetricians. It applies the powerful, proven model of patient-centered care to pregnancy and birth - an expansion beyond previous applications to various chronic illnesses. Woman-Centered Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth incorporates dozens of vignettes describing clinicians' approaches to woman-centered maternity care with women and families from a variety of social, cultural, and economic situations facing common or problematic challenges over the course of prenatal care, birth and the postpartum period.

• Paperback: 575 pages
• Publisher: Radcliffe Medical PR; 1 edition (February 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1846191610
• ISBN-13: 978-1846191619
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.8 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #460,845 in Books

Women-Centered Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth (Patient-Centered Care Series)

Product Description: With over one million copies in print, this is one of the best-selling books about pregnancy on the market.  More complete and up-to-date than any other pregnancy guide, this remarkable book is the "bible" for childbirth educators.  Now revised with:

-a greatly expanded treatment of pregnancy tests, complications, and infections

-an expanded list of drugs and medications, plus advice for uses

-a brand-new chapter on creating a detailed birth plan

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Meadowbrook; Original edition (July 31, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 074321241X
• ISBN-13: 978-0743212410
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #3,231 in Books

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide (medically updated)

Product Description: Praying Through Your Pregnancy shows a mother how to provide an early head start for her child through the power of prayer. With fresh spiritual insight, each chapter reveals what is happening with the baby’s development that week, starting with the very first moment of conception, when God begins the creation of either a boy or a girl. Readers will learn how the confidence they place in God affects the healthy development of their precious growing baby, and how to reduce their own stress and anxiety by looking to the Creator. In this interactive guidebook, the author shares excerpts from her pregnancy journal as an encouragement for women to write their own thoughts and feelings, and each chapter ends with a “Mother’s Prayer” and “Scriptures for Meditation.”

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Regal (March 28, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830748083
• ISBN-13: 978-0830748082
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #41,856 in Books

Praying Through Your Pregnancy: An Inspirational Week-by-Week Guide for Moms-to-Be

Product Description: The key to pregnancy chic? Creativity. Effort. And a commitment to pushing the sartorial envelope even when you’d rather crawl back under the sheets with a box of doughnuts. But don’t let “thigh” anxiety drive you to sneakers and plus-size velour tracksuits. It’s time to turn nine months of potential frump into mega maternity moxie.

In this witty and accessible pregnancy primer to all four trimesters, career fashionista and mother of two Amy Tara Koch offers easy ways for moms-to-be to pop out of the preggo pits and pull together dozens of jaw-dropping maternity ensembles—without breaking the bank. This timeless style manifesto features sketches from today’s most popular fashion designers, including Nicole Miller, Diane von Furstenberg, Donna Karan, and Isaac Mizrahi, as well as tips and tricks from Koch and her “A-list”—a roster of fashion editors, beauty gurus, and celebrity stylists. Packed full of clever quizzes, skin care secrets, and a handy glossary of terms that every pregnant woman needs to know, Bump It Up will have you putting on the glitz throughout your pregnancy and beyond.

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1 edition (March 23, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345514475
• ISBN-13: 978-0345514479
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #22,105 in Books

Bump It Up: Transform Your Pregnancy into the Ultimate Style Statement

Product Description: Starred Review. Labor and delivery nurse Kropp was troubled when she recognized several years back that women coming into the hospital to give birth were both ill-prepared and more anxious than ever. These women had read all the latest books and had taken classes, but with so much information available they were trusting writers and 'experts' more than they trusted themselves. Kropp found that the humor and joy of pregnancy had been lost, and set out to help remedy the situation. Her book is a refreshing mix of medical information and helpful, nonjudgmental advice, which urges readers to inform themselves but also to relax and enjoy the special time and anticipation of pregnancy. Each chapter explains what's happening to your body (increased hormone levels) and your baby (its size and development) each month.

• Paperback: 628 pages
• Publisher: ReadHowYouWant (January 19, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1458764168
• ISBN-13: 978-1458764164
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.7 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #9,006,577 in Books

The Joy of Pregnancy (EasyRead Large Edition): The Complete, Candid, and Reassuring Companion for Parents-to-Be

Product Description: Aiming to fill a gap in the market, Jones has collaborated with perinatal nutritionist Hudson to produce a volume that combines both recipes and nutritional advice aimed specifically at the mother-to-be. Delicately balancing optimum and unnecessary weight gain with the required dietary needs for a healthy lifestyle, Jones and Hudson also addresses the requirements of diabetic, vegetarian and vegan diets. After an introduction providing a summary of needs and goals, the authors start with breakfast and move through the usual soups, salads and mains before finishing with desserts. A full chapter is dedicated to the vegetarian diet, and at the beginning of each chapter recipes are highlighted to indicate that they conform to a vegan diet.

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books; Second Edition, Completely Revised and Expanded edition (June 9, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738213527
• ISBN-13: 978-0738213521
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #3,076 in Books

Eating for Pregnancy: The Essential Nutrition Guide and Cookbook for Today's Mothers-to-Be

• The most up-to-date, comprehensive pregnancy guide on the market, delivering an unforgettable visual journey of developing life
• Week-by-week pregnancy format is easy-to-follow, enjoyable to read, and follows the standard development schedule used by the OB/GYN profession
• Detailed descriptions and eight pages of amazing full-color in-utero photographs guide expectant parents through a visual journey of the monthly changes of their growing baby
• The only pregnancy book on the market authored by a leading OB/GYN who is a doctor, an academic, and a mother
• Straightforward, comforting professional advice on the topics that are most important to expectant parents: having a healthy pregnancy, real-life labor, preparing for life as a family (both emotionally and financially), and juggling a career and motherhood
• Exclusive interactive due-date wheel makes it easy to determine conception date, week of pregnancy, and delivery date
• Special sections on labor and delivery, feeding options, and the first 12 weeks after baby’s birth
• Important checklists, including one for each prenatal check-up help the expectant mother prepare for and make the most out of each session with her doctor

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (February 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0696222213
• ISBN-13: 978-0696222214
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #47,617 in Books

Pregnancy: The Ultimate Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide

Product Description: Consult this handy, full-color, pocket-sized reference anytime, anywhere. From conception to the delivery, you'll quickly find the answers to all of your questions about your pregnancy and preparing for life as a new mother. Write-on, wipe-off pages make it perfect for jotting down your questions and taking notes in the doctor's office. And, the Partner's Point of View section is ideal for both parents-to-be. Rely on easy-to-read tables and checklists for the information you need to make healthy decisions, including... `Try Not to Eat' list for foods `Do Not Take' list for medications tips for maintaining physical, mental, and emotional wellness. Consult full-color illustrations of the physical development of mother and baby month by month.

• Spiral-bound: 176 pages
• Publisher: F A Davis Co; 1 edition (November 19, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803621833
• ISBN-13: 978-0803621831
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,244,763 in Books

My Pregnancy Pocket Guide

Product Description: This comprehensive reference on pregnancy is written by doctors from the renowned Mount Sinai Hospital. These experts provide easy-to-understand information and careful counsel on everything related to pregnancy, from preconception to birth.

The information is organized in the following user-friendly sections:

• Before You Become Pregnant -- from genetics basics to parenting styles to avoiding risks like food toxins
• Your First Trimester -- information on screening tests, diet and nutrition
• Your Second Trimester -- expected body changes, personal care and comfort, exercising safely
• Your Third Trimester -- birth and newborn planning, childbirth classes, preparing for labor
• Your Labor and Delivery -- from birthing positions and the stages of labor to special deliveries
• After Your Baby Is Born -- newborn care, healthy parenthood, diet and exercise advice for breast-feeding mothers.

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Robert Rose (August 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0778802264
• ISBN-13: 978-0778802266
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #396,658 in Books

The Pregnancy Care Book (Paperback)

Product Description: This useful book gives sound, straightforward advice about prenatal care, analyzing and diagnosing high-risk factors, and describing the tests, medications, and procedures necessary for a healthy pregnancy. The authors offer specific ways to cope with the rollercoaster of emotions and medical issues that arise during this process. Beginning with a general guide to successful conception, the book explains the risks and addresses the most pressing concerns. Throughout the text, the authors check in with the men and women involved, showing them how to explore their feelings about the pregnancy, their emotions toward the baby, and how to build a solid support system.

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Hunter House (June 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897935209
• ISBN-13: 978-0897935203
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #999,046 in Books

Your High-Risk Pregnancy: A Practical and Supportive Guide (Paperback)