Pregnancy Pure & Simple [Paperback]

Tracy Hotchner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1995

With easy-to-read charts and practical information, Pregnancy Pure and Simple guides expectant parents from the beginning of pregnancy right through the exciting first months with their newborn.

Tracie Hotchner offers friendly advice on:

Preparing for Pregnancy

• Getting your body in tip-top shape
• Which prenatal tests?
• Is caffeine really bad?
• Choosing a doctor
• Avoiding hazards to your health

Taking Care of Yourself

• The moans and groans of pregnancy
• Food cravings
• What about sex?
• Mood swings and how to swing with them
• Safe exercises and sports
• The sins of cigarettes

Preparing for Childbirth

• Midwife or doctor?
• Avoiding an unnecessary Cesarean
• Personalizing your birth experience
• Tips for the baby's father

The New Baby

• What's normal?
• Is breast-feeding always the best?
• What about circumcision?
• Picking a pediatrician

and much, much more...

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Tracie Hotchner is a nationally recognized authority on the subject of birth and maternity care, as well as a screenwriter and journalist. She is the author ofThe Pregnancy Diary, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Childbirth and Marriage, and a novel, Made in Heaven. She lives in East Hampton, New York.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Quill; 1 edition (March 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380774348
• ISBN-13: 978-0380774340
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,183,080 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Outdated and narrow-minded views of labor and birth, October 5, 1998

By 

Beverly Brennan "skywind" (Naples, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pregnancy Pure & Simple (Paperback)

I have reviewed numerous books on pregnancy and birth, and this is one of the worst. The author presents a one-sided description of a "typical" pregnancy, labor and delivery which totally ignores many of the alternatives available to women. Additionally, many of her descriptions of "common" prenatal, labor and delivery procedures are wildly outdated in 1998. Women reading this book today are reading about their mothers' deliveries; they will not be gaining useful information for their own.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just what I wanted, February 3, 2000

By 

kim (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pregnancy Pure & Simple (Paperback)

This book told me exactly what I wanted to know! I was interested in what was happening inside me. What was developing? What could the baby do? How big was he? Etc., etc. There is also other useful, factual info. in it. It's great! I've recommended it to all my pregnant friends.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars a terribly misleading book, September 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Pregnancy Pure & Simple (Paperback)

Hotchner has never had a baby! She has made a name for herself as an "expert" in this field but this is a dated book filled with second-hand information and advice. The author of the screenplay for "Mommie Dearest" -- what does this tell you? -- should stick to movies.