What To Expect When Youre Expecting (Revised)

Announcing a brand-new fifth edition of America’s pregnancy bible. This book holds the record for the most weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and now has 18.5 million copies in print in the U.S. alone. It’s the choice of 93 percent of women who read a pregnancy book, is the book most recommended by doctors, and was named one of the “Most Influential Books of the Last 25 Years” by USA Today.

This cover-to-cover (including the cover!) new edition is filled with must have information, advice, insight, and tips for a new generation of moms and dads, walking them through two of life’s most exciting, joyful, and, let’s face it, occasionally terrifying experiences: pregnancy and childbirth. Heidi Murkoff answers every conceivable question expecting parents could have with her trademark warmth, empathy, reassurance, and humor. Advice for dads is fully integrated throughout the book inboxes that speak to their unique concerns as partners in pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting. All medical coverage is completely updated, including the latest on prenatal screening, and the safety of medications during pregnancy, as well as a brand-new section on postpartum birth control. Current lifestyle trends are incorporated, too: juice bars, raw diets, e-cigarettes, push presents, baby bump posting, the lowdown on omega-3 fatty acids, grass-fed and organic, health food fads, and GMOs. Plus, expanded coverage of IVF pregnancy, multiple pregnancies, breastfeeding while pregnant, water and home births, and cesarean trends (including “gentle cesareans”).