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| What to Expect When You're Expecting: 4th Edition | 
| Authors: Heidi Murkoff, Sharon Mazel
Brand: Workman Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
Buy New: $7.90
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Avg. Customer Rating:  73 reviews
Sales Rank: 60
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4th
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 616
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.8 x 1.4
MPN: 14857
ISBN: 0761148574
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.24
EAN: 9780761148579
ASIN: 0761148574
Publication Date: April 10, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 4th edition is great! October 5, 2008
All the reviewers who said that this book does nothing but scare expectant mothers must be reading an earlier edition. I didn't see one thing in this book that would be frightening to a first time mom and it was FULL of up to date relevant information. It even covered breastfeeding and nipple piercing. I would recommend the 4th edition to anyone expecting for the first time!
Every pregnant woman has to have this book! September 28, 2008
I have the older version and that one was also excellent, but this new version is even better!! I love it!
 There are far better books out there! September 24, 2008
I got two copies of this book in my first month of pregnancy. This is supposed to be the holy grail of pregnancy that everyone carries with them for 9 months, so I dutifully read my chapter each month and didn't read ahead. Then I bought the Mayo Clinic Guide to Pregnancy and realized how much time I'd been wasting.
The way this book is set up is a little ridiculous, with the question- answer format. It makes it really difficult to find things if you have a question, and it leads to some information being jammed in odd places. One of the monthly chapters was almost completely about how to deal with STDs during pregnancy and childbirth. A large segment of the population skipped about 20 pages there and didn't learn anything much about that month of their child's development.
Aside from that little issue, there's the freakout I had every month thinking that something was going to be wrong with my child or myself, or that I was going to perish in a bloody c-section mistake. This book is really pretty alarmist in that regard, filling you in (but just a paragraph or so, just enough to scare you and then move on) on just about everything that could go wrong along the way. Never diagnose yourself because you read something in this book. Go to the doctor.
I actually stopped reading this around my 4th month, and just read the first page of each chapter now to see what their description of the developing baby is compared to the other books I own. If you're looking for a comprehensive medical guide to pregnancy, try the Mayo Clinic book. It's laid out better and has way more information than this one has.
Good Book September 24, 2008
My wife and I have found the book very helpful. Recommend to any expecting parents.
 Missing a Chapter September 22, 2008
This is a really great book and a must for all expectant mothers. Unfortunately, the book I received from Amazon was missing the entire fifth month of pregnancy so I'm going to have to go out and buy a new book since it was a gift for someone newly pregnant.
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