A leading authority on midwifery offers expectant mothers an alternative to hospital birthing, explaining how to create a mutually supportive relationship among birth-care providers and make informed choices.

"The Expectant Father is the best-selling pregnancy guide for men, trusted by millions of dads-to-be and their partners. This reassuring month-by-month overview gives you the facts and advice you need to understand your baby's development, support your partner, and prepare for the joys and challenges of fatherhood. It concludes with two special sections: one on labor and delivery, and the other covering the first few months after your baby's arrival....

Mommy IQ is the ultimate girlfriend's guide to pregnancy. Rosie Pope—maternity fashion designer, pregnancy guru, and star of the hit TV show Pregnant in Heels on Bravo—leads expectant mothers through the ups and downs of pregnancy with her trademark humor and down-to-earth charm, tackling difficult issues with refreshing candor while offering useful information about medical support. The founder of MomPrep—a prenatal and postpartum...

Includes practical advice for parents of twins from pregnancy through to their first birthday. Guides you through pregnancy, birth and the first year of caring for twins. Packed with top twin-tested tips, strategies for coping with twins and essential buys for the babies' arrival.

"Forget all the other pregnancy books. This new breakthrough pregnancy title is the first illustrated, practical, grab-and-do guide that makes the parent-to-be journey easier, less stressful, and far more enjoyable. The author and a team of pregnancy experts bring unprecedented clarity, simplicity, and no-nonsense advice to the complex and stressful world of pregnancy."--

"The info-packed, irreverent guide expectant and new mothers have been screaming into their pillows for"--

"There is no right way or best way to give birth, but if you're pregnant, you're likely already hearing advice and stories about what you should do, how you should feel, and what you should want from your birth experience. Your Birth Plan is an intervention: it's a birth book that equally honors all paths and all pregnant people, guiding and empowering you to make informed decisions, without judgment or prescription, for your own positive birth experience....

"It's a cover-to-cover revision of America's bestselling guide to getting pregnant, with updated information about genetic screening, ovulation tracking, fertility treatments, and risks like Zika. What to Expect Before You're Expecting, with over 250,000 copies in print, has everything that eager-to-be moms and dads need to know about getting pregnant, from getting their bodies ready to make a healthy baby to getting that healthy baby on board faster....

"Obtenga las respuestas que necesita de los principales expertos en atención del embarazo y salud de la mujer. Su embarazo y el nacimiento de su bebé: mes por mes es una fuente confinable del Colegio Americano de Obstetras y Ginecólogos (ACOG, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists). Mediante las últimas investigaciones y aprovechando su experiencia en el cuidado de millones de mujeres embarazadas, los ginecólogos obstetras (ginecoobstetras)...

In print for twenty-five years, Your Pregnancy Week by Week has sold millions of copies worldwide as an established go-to resource. The book's trademark week-by-week formula helps expectant parents easily and effortlessly compare the details of their pregnancy with the same weekly schedule their doctor uses. In this completely revised edition, parents-to-be will find the latest information on preparing for their baby's birth while addressing today's...