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Title: Having Babies : Nine Months Inside an Obstetrical Practice by Thomas Congdon ISBN: 0-671-51961-1 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00

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Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: behind the scenes look at an OB practice
Comment: I loved this book! It is not the typical pregancy book, and it does not tell you what to eat, what to do, or what your baby looks like from week to week. It's more of a documentary that follows a two-doctor obstetrical practice in New Jersey, and the mothers-to-be that the practice services, during a nine-month period. In addition to the pregnancy issues facing the practice's patients, the book reveals the behind the scenes drama and personality conflicts that exist among the staff and doctors. The two doctors have very different personalities and practice styles, and that comes through very clearly in the book. The book follows what I would call an average young, recently married couple over the course of nine months, from conception through delivery, with insight on how parents & friends react to the pregnancy, how the couple feels about the pregnancy, how they deal with career issues and such, and of course, medical issues with the pregnancy. In addition to the "average" couple, the doctors treat a number of women with not-so-average pregnancies, such as the one carrying quintuplets, the one carrying one dead and one live twin, and so on. I wouldn't rely on this as your primary source of information on pregnancy. It's a little out of date (written in 1994) and in my opinion, the doctors are a little too enthusiastic about epidurals, episiotomies, and such -- but it is a fun, novel-like fast read and it gives you a sense of what your doctor may be thinking about when he's treating you.

Rating: 3
Summary: Limited perspective
Comment: "Having Babies" is well-written and I found the articulated writing style helpful with making the characters true-to-life and keeping the chapters interesting. However, as far as looking to this book as a source of information....well, just be sure to check out many other sources as well. The information is presented somewhat in depth but I am very wary of the one-dimensional aspect of the "factual" parts of the book which are presented as ultimate truth. For one thing (among many others), the side effects (physiological and consequential) of various pain meds during labor are not even given lip-service, let alone well-examined.
Again, utilizing many other sources of information will make this book a more valuable read than just reading it alone.

Rating: 5
Summary: Great Book to prepare you for Pregnancy
Comment: I recently borrowed this book from the library and it's really great. Although there are many informative books out there about pregnancy this book prepares you for pregnancy unlike any other book out there. I truely recommend this book!