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“Emily Oster is the non-judgmental girlfriend holding our hand and guiding us through pregnancy and motherhood. She has done the work to get us the hard facts in a soft, understandable way.” —Amy Schumer *Fully Revised and Updated for 2021* What to Expect When You're Expecting meets Freakonomics: an award-winning economist disproves standard recommendations about pregnancy to empower women while they're expecting. From the author of Cribsheet...

An essential pregnancy resource for all parents-to-be. Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy, second edition is an authoritative, yet practical reference manual from the pregnancy experts at the #1 ranked hospital in America. The newly updated book includes information on everything from healthy lifestyle habits to the latest technologies in prenatal care and childbirth. Features include week-by-week updates on babys growth, as well as month-by-month...

"Follow Dr. Andrea Pennington through her own pregnancy as she explores a world of natural alternatives for pregnancy, labor and delivery. Learn how to eat for maximum energy, gentle exercises to keep aches and pains at bay, soothe nagging symptoms, and forge a deep connection with yourself and your baby."--Container.

Instructor Shiva Rea demonstrates a series of stretches and strength-building exercises that address the specific needs of a changing body. This workout focuses on comfort and relaxation while increasing energy and stamina.

Presents nutritional guidelines for expectant mothers, providing more than one hundred recipes, including red and green frittata, crunchy curry chickpeas, sesame chicken salad, and baked meatballs.

Three yoga exercise routines and three guided relaxations to help pregnant women train body, breath, and mind for labor and delivery. Provides a yoga program that combines simple movement with conscious breathing to release tension and increase vitality. Audio options include instruction and music, insturction only, or music only.

Tracy Anderson creates a workout with different focuses specially designed to meet needs during each month of pregnancy.

There is so much noise surrounding pregnancy and birth. There are countless books teeming with information—what test does what, the “rights” and “wrongs” of eating, and “safe” or “risky” lifestyle choices—but few that hold a woman through the experience, acting as an elder sister, a matriarch, or a circle of women might hold her—with compassion, nonjudgment, and, most of all, wisdom. To the authors of Nine Golden Months, this...