Expecting 411: The Insider's Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth - Softcover

Hakakha, Michele, M.D.; Brown, Ari, M.D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1889392421 ISBN 13: 9781889392424

Verlag: Windsor Peak Pr, 2012

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Book by Brown Dr Ari Dr Michele Hakakha

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Congratulations! You’re pregnant! Now, where do you turn to for the best advice? What if you could bottle the wisdom of all those women who came before you—and combine it with the solid medical advice from a renowned Beverly Hills’ OB/GYN and nationally known pediatrician? Expecting 411 is the answer: smart, up-to-date and refreshingly free of paranoia, this is the book you’ll turn to for quick answers to your most pressing questions. Inside, you'll find:

• Is this normal? From morning sickness to stretch marks, you’ll learn what’s expected—and what’s not.
  
• Is it safe? Sushi? Hair dye? Coffee? Get detailed do’s and don’ts.
  
• How much weight should I gain? Find the latest guidelines.
  
• Breastfeeding 101. Learn the secrets of nursing from an expert.
  
• Detailed advice on prepping for parenthood, including all the decisions you need to make. What tests are required? Are optional?
  
• Easy-to-find answers on natural childbirth, nutrition, epidurals, when to call the doc and more!
  

The new, revised and updated 2nd edition includes even more great advice:

1. New research on how to prevent preterm births.
   
2. Fish facts and fish tales. What's safe, what's not, and why you SHOULD eat fish.
   
3. The latest warnings on medications during pregnancy.
   
4. Expanded tips and advice on exercise.
   
5. Protecting your newborn from whooping cough and flu.

All that and more in the revised and updated Expecting 411, 2nd editon.

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Congratulations! You’re pregnant! Now where do you turn for the best advice? What if you could bottle the wisdom of all those women who came before you—and combine it with the solid medical advice from a renowned Beverly Hills OB/GYN and a nationally-known pediatrician? Expecting 411 is the answer! Inside, you’ll find:

• Is this normal? From morning sickness to stretch marks, you’ll learn what’s expected—and what’s not.
• Is it safe? Sushi? Hair dye? Coffee? Get detailed do's and don’ts.
• How much weight should I gain? Find the latest guidelines.
• Breastfeeding101.Learnthesecretsofnursingfromanexpert.
• Detailed advice on prepping for parenthood, including all the decisions you need to make. What tests are required? Are optional?
• Easy-to-findanswersonnaturalchildbirth,nutrition,epidurals, when to call the doc and more!

Authors Michele Hakakha, M.D. and Ari Brown, M.D. have been there, done that! Dr. Hakakha is an award-winning OB/GYN who brings a down-to-earth perspective to being pregnant. She has contributed to numerous articles and educational videos on pregnancy, and appeared in Little Man, an award-winning documentary on premature birth.

Dr. Brown is an official spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics and a trusted source on children’s health care. She’s been featured on NBC’s Today Show and is the co-author of best-seller Baby 411. Between them, they have four children, ages 2 to 14.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Windsor Peak Pr
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1889392421
• ISBN 13: 9781889392424
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 596