Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--And What You Really Need to Know

I found this book to be invaluable as I made decisions in my pregnancy. I felt confident and informed in the choices I have made.

I couldn’t get past her recommendation of getting the seasonal flu vaccines. If she was truly well researched she’d know just how harmful they are and how much mercury, aluminum and formaldehyde lies in them. Sorry, can’t continue. Gave it 2 stars instead of 1, as I’m assuming there must be at least some truthful information in it.

Es el único libro que me he leído para embarazadas porque está completamente basado en datos. Esta bien para desmentir algunos mitos y ayudarte con consejos importantes

acquistato per la mia prima gravidanza da un sacco di informazioni basate su papers scientifici dandoti la possibilità di prendere le tue decisioni in modo informato. raccomandato ai genitori che ne sentono una più di mille da parte di tutti

Every woman should be given a chance to read this book - the author explains that every pregnancy is different and different women faced with the same information may make a different choice which is right for them. Oster debunks various pregnancy myths in a way that is informative and not alarmist. She does give you her opinion but also arms you with the information you need to form your own. You do need to have some interest in the research and data but she brings everything together in a way that is relatively easy to understand. I would say about half the book deals with conception and the first trimester so it makes for an excellent read even pre-conception. I feel much less freaked out having read it, which is no small feat. Highly recommend.

Uno de los mejores libros de embarazo, ya que te da todos los argumentos para que tú tomes decisiones en tu embarazo basadas en miles de estudios realizados en todo el mundo.

So glad I bought this book while expecting. I appreciated reading the actual research about common pregnancy “rules” and about prenatal testing etc. I’ve referred to it throughout pregnancy stages. A must-read!