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This may be a good book for practitioners, but it is not a good book for pregnant women. The advice and information here is presented in such a negative, harsh manner that a reader comes away with the feeling that if she managed to beat the incredible odds against her & her baby and actually have a healthy baby, it would be a miracle. Dr. Shapiro has absolutely *no* "bedside manner" and he puts the worst news first: only after being scared to death would a woman learn, for example, that the risks of flying during pregnancy are actually quite minimal. Other books will answer your questions and will do it without scaring you to death, undermining your confidence in your own body's ability to grow a healthy baby, and have you worrying needlessly.

I really enjoyed this book, but I can see how some women might not. This is not a book to read cover-to-cover, nor is it light reading. It is a reference book, and it really lays out the facts. If you are comfortable with medical jargon, and you want more information than you'll find in the typical pregnancy books, check this one out. I wanted to know more about WHY I couldn't have certain medications, what studies had shown, etc. I found answers to many questions in this book that either weren't in the other books or weren't covered in depth. This is a good book if you're not content with being pat on the head and told to listen to your doctor. It's also a good book if you've got medical conditions and want to do some extended research. But don't rely on it alone. It's best as a suppliment to a book like What to Expect.

Although this book is written from the standpoint of presenting the facts, it does so in a warped and paranoid way. The "facts" presented in this book are not the facts but the author's extreme ideas presented from extreme reported examples that are perfect to make any mother-to-be paranoid about her pregnancy. This book will make you believe that having sex WILL cause you to have a miscarriage (which is extremely rare!) In addition, the author speculates that having one x-ray at any time in your life will cause all of your future offspring to be deformed... which could not be more FALSE. This book sells lies instead of the helpful information a mother-to-be will need. In my profession I have already had to council the fears of a young mother who read this book and received all of the wrong information.

I borrowed it from a friend and am now buying it myself! It has all the answers to the many questions a pregnant woman may have on pregnancy health. (diseases, medications, nutrition etc).

Comprehensive, an excellent reference guide that is very reassuring. Explains in understandable terms what docters don't always have the ability or time to explain.

This is an excellent book. The best thing about it is the way the author backs up all of his statements with studies; he doesn't just spout notions. I found it very satisfying to be able to see where the advice originated.