Product Description

This easy-to-use month-to-month guide explains everything one needs to know to be an active participant in baby's development and birth. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth, Second Edition, features sound advice on how to handle physical and emotional changes; idiot-proof steps for decorating a nursery; and down-to-earth advice on staying healthy.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #298454 in Books
• Published on: 2004-07-06
• Released on: 2004-07-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

From the Back Cover
You're no idiot, of course. You know that being pregnant isn't going to be easy, and having a baby is going to be even harder. But when it comes to facing the discomfort, pain, and body changes that lie ahead for you in the next nine months, you feel like crying like a baby. Don't give yourself a pacifier just yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth tells you everything you need to know to be an active participant in the development and birth of your baby. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get:

About the Author
Michele Isaacs Gliksman, M.D., is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist and a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She received her training at the Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan and is currently in a private group practice affiliated with the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey.

Theresa Foy DiGeronimo has collaborated on over 30 nonfiction books and specializes in parenting and medical topics. She is an adjunct professor at William Patterson University in New Jersey, where she teaches undergraduate classes in writing and editing.

Customer Reviews

Idiots vs. Dummies
Having just read back to back Pregnancy for Dummies and Idiots Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth. I thought I'd share some thoughts on one vs. the other, seeing as they are so similar.
Dummies good: Chronology of pregnancy process week by week. I am referencing this now as my friends are going through their pregnancies to get an idea of what they are going through at whatever week they are at. Goes over common pregnancy myths.
Dummies bad: "Daddy Alerts" totally belittling of men. No discussion of mother/parents relationship stability or network. No mention of home pregnancy tests.
Idiots good: More information in more detail. Just simply covers more ground. Also has week by week chronology section, it's just not wholly structured that way as Dummies is.
Idiots bad: Same absence of relationship/network or over the counter tests.
Hope this helps someone along in comparing the two. If someones attention span is shorter go for Dummies. If you want a little more detail, Idiots is better. The Mayo Clinic guide seems to be the most highly praised overall pregnancy book out there, and I'll get one for reference, but as a cover to cover book, I wasn't that brave. Both of these are decent for what they are, intros for the clueless.

Loving this book
I'm 16 weeks pregnant and my husband and I have been reading this book together from the very start. Great Book!

I used this book with my last two pregnancies
I really enjoyed this book and of all the books I bought during pregnancy, this is the one I referred to the most. I've even passed this book on to pregnant friends and recommended it to others as well. I've seen some of the other reviews here, and am wondering if we read the same book! It has wonderful information with humor and wit. It has a special section on complications that was easily paper-clipped together so as not to read and freak myself out unless I needed to refer to the section. It has helpful hints for the dad-to-be, and a fabulous reference list for everything from doulas to renting maternity clothes! If someone is basing their review on typos, which bug me incessantly, if you can overlook that (though I never found any myself, but maybe I was too excited about being pregnant) then this is a wonderful resource book. I also feel that people buying pregnancy books should take what they read in the books with a grain of salt, because your best resource during pregnancy should be your doctor.