What to Expect When You're Expecting » (New)

Heidi Murkoff is the co-author of the What to Expect series with her mother Arlene Eisenberg and sister Sandee Hathaway. In addition, she runs the What to Expect Foundation, which she co-founded with her mother, Arlene Eisenberg. The Foundation promote pre-natal health in low-income areas and recently published a free low-literacy pregnancy guide. Heidi writes monthly "\" columns for Baby Talk and Parenting magazines and lectures nationwide on parenting and pregnancy issues. She lives in Santa Barbara, California, with her husband and two children.

Arlene Eisenberg worked on all three editions of What to Expect When You're Expecting and remained active in the What To Expect Foundation until her death in February 2001. She was also co-author, with Heidi Murkoff, of the "What to Expect" magazine columns.

Sandee Hathaway holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Boston University. An experience RN with a specialty in obstetrics and neonatal care, Sandee lives in Waban, Massachussets with her husband and three children.

Announcing a brand new, cover-to-cover revision of America's pregnancy bible. What to Expect When You're Expecting is a perennial New York Times bestseller and one of USA Today's 25 most influential books of the past 25 years. It's read by more than 90% of pregnant women who read a pregnancy book—the most iconic, must-have book for parents-to-be, with over 14.5 million copies in print.

Now comes the Fourth Edition, a new book for a new generation of expectant moms—featuring a new look, a fresh perspective, and a friendlier-than-ever voice. It's filled with the most up-to-date information reflecting not only what's new in pregnancy, but what's relevant to pregnant women. Heidi Murkoff has rewritten every section of the book, answering dozens of new questions and including loads of new asked-for material, such as a detailed week-by-week fetal development section in each of the monthly chapters, an expanded chapter on pre-conception, and a brand new one on carrying multiples. More comprehensive, reassuring, and empathetic than ever, the Fourth Edition incorporates the most recent developments in obstetrics and addresses the most current lifestyle trends (from tattooing and belly piercing to Botox and aromatherapy). There's more than ever on pregnancy matters practical (including an expanded section on workplace concerns), physical (with more symptoms, more solutions), emotional (more advice on riding the mood roller coaster), nutritional (from low-carb to vegan, from junk food–dependent to caffeine-addicted), and sexual (what's hot and what's not in pregnant lovemaking), as well as much more support for that very important partner in parenting, the dad-to-be.

Overflowing with tips, helpful hints, and humor (a pregnant woman's best friend), this new edition is more accessible and easier to use than ever before. It's everything parents-to-be have come to expect from What to Expect...only better?.

Publishers Weekly

This revised third edition of the popular pregnancy guide offers the authoritative yet reassuring advice that parents have come to rely on from all the titles in the What to Expect series. The book is arranged by month, from pregnancy test through labor and delivery. Each section offers answers to frequently asked questions, along with features such as "What You May Be Feeling" and "What You May Be Concerned About." Every imaginable issue is addressed, including the small but nagging subjects that women may not want to discuss with their doctors, such as how their bodies will look at seven months, or why some pregnant women "glow" while others have acne. While readers who already own this book won't have to rush to buy the new edition, the revised volume does offer a number of excellent expanded sections and illustrations, including a more detailed discussion of postpartum depression. There are also new illustrations and more text on breast-feeding, with diagrams showing different feeding positions. The travel section offers specific suggestions for "jettisoning jet lag" in addition to standard advice on traveling while pregnant. This book remains an indispensable guide for pregnant women and their partners. (Apr. 24) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Part 1: First Things First
Chapter 1: Before You Conceive
• Preconception Prep for Moms
• Preconception Prep for Dads Chapter 2: Are You Pregnant?
• What You May be Wondering About
• Choosing and Working with Your Practitioner Chapter 3: Your Pregnancy Profile
• Your Gynecological History
• Your Obstetrical History
• Your Medical History
• Prenatal Diagnosis
• First Trimester
• First and Second Trimester
• Second Trimester Chapter 4: Your Pregnancy Lifestyle
• What You May be Wondering About
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine Chapter 5: Nine Months of Eating Well
• What You May be Wondering About

Part 2: Nine Month & Counting
Chapter 6: The First Month
• Your Baby This Month
• What You May be Feeling
• What You Can Expect at Your First Prenatal Visit
• What You May be Wondering About
• Your Pampered Pregnancy Chapter 7: The Second Month
• Your Baby This Month
• What You May be Feeling
• What You Can Expect at This Month’s Checkup
• What You May be Wondering About
• Weight Gain During Pregnancy Chapter 8: The Third Month
• Your Baby This Month
• What You May be Feeling
• What You Can Expect at This Month’s Checkup
• What You May be Wondering About
• Pregnant on the Job Chapter 9: The Fourth Month
• Your Baby This Month
• What You May be Feeling
• What You Can Expect at This Month’s Checkup
• What You May be Wondering About
• Exercise During Pregnancy Chapter 10: The Fifth Month
• Your Baby This Month
• What You May be Feeling
• What You Can Expect at This Month’s Checkup
• What You May be Wondering About
• Sex and the Pregnant Woman Chapter 11: The Sixth Month
• Your Baby This Month
• What You May be Feeling
• What You Can Expect at This Month’s Checkup
• What You May be Wondering About
• Childbirth Education Chapter 12: The Seventh Month
• Your Baby This Month
• What You May be Feeling
• What You Can Expect at This Month’s Checkup
• What You May be Wondering About
• Easing Labor Pain Chapter 13: The Eighth Month
• Your Baby This Month
• What You May be Feeling
• What You Can Expect at This Month’s Checkup
• What You May be Wondering About
• Breastfeeding Chapter 14: The Ninth Month
• Your Baby This Month
• What You May be Feeling
• What You Can Expect at This Month’s Checkup
• What You May be Wondering About
• Prelabor, False Labor, Real Labor Chapter 15: Labor & Delivery
• What You May be Wondering About
• Childbirth
• Stage One: Labor
• Stage Two: Pushing and Delivery
• Stage Three: Delivery of the Placenta

Part 3: Twins, Triplets & More
Chapter 16: Expecting More than One
• What You May be Wondering About
• Multiple Childbirth

Part 4: After the Baby is Born
Chapter 17: Postpartum: The First Week
• What You May be Feeling
• Getting Started Breastfeeding Chapter 18: Postpartum: The First 6 Weeks
• What You May be Feeling
• What You Can Expect at Your Postpartum Checkup
• What You May be Wondering About
• Getting Back Into Shape
• Phase 1: Twenty-Four Hours After Delivery
• Phase 2: Three Days After Delivery
• Phase 3: After Your Postpartum Checkup

Part 5: For Dads
Chapter 19: Fathers are Expectant, Too
• What You May be Wondering About

Part 6: Staying Healthy When You’re Expecting
Chapter 20: If You Get Sick
• What You May be Wondering About
• Medications During Pregnancy Chapter 21: If You Have a Chronic Condition
• What You May be Wondering About
• Getting the Support You Need

Part 7: The Complicated Pregnancy Chapter 22: Managing a Complicated Pregnancy
• Pregnancy Complications
• Uncommon Pregnancy Complications
• Childbirth and Postpartum Complications
• If You’re Put on Bed Rest Chapter 23: Coping With Pregnancy Loss