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Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--And What You Really Need to Know Paperback - 2014 - 1st Edition
by Emily Oster
Summary
Gives moms-to-be a big helping of peace of mind!” Harvey Karp M.D., bestselling author of The Happiest Baby on the Block
Pregnancyunquestionably one of the most profound, meaningful experiences of adulthoodcan reduce otherwise intelligent women to, well, babies. Pregnant women are told to avoid cold cuts, sushi, alcohol, and coffee without ever being told why these are forbidden. Rules for prenatal testing are similarly unexplained. Moms-to-be desperately want a resource that empowers them to make their own right choices.
When award-winning economist Emily Oster was a mom-to-be herself, she evaluated the data behind the accepted rules of pregnancy, and discovered that most are often misguided and some are just flat-out wrong. Debunking myths and explaining everything from the real effects of caffeine to the surprising dangers of gardening, Expecting Bettering is the book for every pregnant woman who wants to enjoy a healthy and relaxed pregnancyand the occasional glass of wine.
Pregnancyunquestionably one of the most profound, meaningful experiences of adulthoodcan reduce otherwise intelligent women to, well, babies. Pregnant women are told to avoid cold cuts, sushi, alcohol, and coffee without ever being told why these are forbidden. Rules for prenatal testing are similarly unexplained. Moms-to-be desperately want a resource that empowers them to make their own right choices.
When award-winning economist Emily Oster was a mom-to-be herself, she evaluated the data behind the accepted rules of pregnancy, and discovered that most are often misguided and some are just flat-out wrong. Debunking myths and explaining everything from the real effects of caffeine to the surprising dangers of gardening, Expecting Bettering is the book for every pregnant woman who wants to enjoy a healthy and relaxed pregnancyand the occasional glass of wine.
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- Title Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--And What You Really Need to Know
- Author Emily Oster
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, Qg8a
- Date 2014-06-24
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143125709 / 0143125702
- Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 8.45 x 5.5 x 0.75 in (21.46 x 13.97 x 1.91 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical: Family
- Topical: Health & Fitness
- Topical: Women's Interest
- Library of Congress subjects Pregnancy, Pregnant women - Health and hygiene
- Dewey Decimal Code 618.2
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