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Title: Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth, The : New Edition by SHEILA KITZINGER ISBN: 0-679-45028-9 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 05 November, 1996 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.55 (38 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Empowering Informative and Beautiful
Comment: My husband and I are planning to start a family next year. This is by far the best book I have read on preganancy and childbirth. Ms. Kitzinger provides readers with a wealth of medical information on their bodies and pregancy in simple and concise terms. She also devotes much time to exploring the emotional and social issues of being pregnant and having a family. I feel so much more prepared and empowered to make well educated decisions about my health care in regards to my planned pregancy. The photos of the birth process and the newborns are spectacular! I can look at them for hours. It is so nice to see women giving birth in different positions, and especially to see photos of the time just after birth where the parents greet their new addition. This is a must for any woman who is pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant.
Rating: 3
Summary: Very informative but not gospel
Comment: Ms. Kitzinger's book was recommended during my childbirth class and is very helpful in its description of medical terms, procedures, and fetal development. Looking at the other reviews, I, too, thought that there could be no way any pregnancy book would condone drinking alcohol during pregnancy. However, I went home and continued reading the book and came across the section on drugs and was horrified to see that she does. After talking about the potentially harmful effects of alcohol during pregnancy, Ms. Kitzinger goes on to say that most women can drink moderately and have "perfect babies". She says to limit yourself to 10 units of alcohol per week and spread it out during the week; one unit being a glass of wine or half a pint of beer. That sounds like an awful lot of alcohol even if it is spread out during the week, who should take the risk? I don't have the book with me so I don't know what page exactly but it was in the section about drugs during pregnancy. Besides this, I agree with most of what Ms. Kitzinger says and truly enjoy the pictures that illustrate different positions to take during labor, and relaxation exercises. Like any other book, take the information that makes sense to you and discard what doesn't. Still a valuable book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best one out there...
Comment: This book makes "What To Expect When You're Expecting" look like a cookbook. During my first prenatal appointment, my midwife suggested this book to me and I thought it would be another pregnancy book in the library of childbirth; but it truly stands out. Oddly enough, I, my sister and 3 good friends are pregnant at the same time. I've looked through their books with lots of questions, they looked through this one and couldn't believe how informative it is! I found that other books are very scary when it comes to little things that happen during pregnancy, but this book helps you realize that EVERYTHING that is happening to you is natural, wondering, can be expected and what to do about it (except the truly serious subjects i.e. miscarriage). It conquers everything from conception to reinstating sex after birth, even grieving processes if you've lost a pregnancy or gone through still birth. If you truly want to have a pregnancy book that doesn't stir a panic with every symptom, a book that allows and encourages you to enjoy every minute of this wonderful time, this is the book for you.
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Title: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn, Revised and Updated : The Complete Guide by Penny Simkin ISBN: 074321241X Publisher: Meadowbrook Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin ISBN: 0553381156 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 04 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer, Rhonda Wheeler ISBN: 0399525173 Publisher: Perigee Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Doula Book: How a Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth by Marshall H., M.D. Klaus, John H., M.D. Kennell, Phyllis H. Klaus, Marshall H. Klaus, John H. Kennell ISBN: 0738206091 Publisher: Perseus Books Group Pub. Date: 05 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: What to Expect When You're Expecting, Third Edition by Heidi E. Murkoff, Heidi Murkoff, Sandee E. Hathaway ISBN: 0761121323 Publisher: Workman Publishing Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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