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The Simple Guide to Having a Baby: A Step-by-Step Illustrated Guide to Pregnancy & Childbirth

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This book is NOT intended for college-educated mothers-to-be - there are PLENTY of good books (including my favorite - by these same authors - for that demographic). Who this book IS for is teen parents and anyone with more limited English reading skills. What makes this book really unique is not only that it is written simply, but that it is written simply while maintaining something of the pro-mother, pro-baby bias of their original, more extensive work. Midwives are mentioned, for example. And Doulas. And some of the problems with too many interventions at a normal birth. The information is clearly laid out, and addresses the main issues relating especially to birth. I've given copies to young people who found any of the "regular" birth books overwhelming in scope and depth. It was very well received.

If, however, you have the interest and the ability to read English well, get their other, much longer book "Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide."

This book is very simple. I had to giggle as I was reading this because they would insert the definition of body parts and their functions along the way.

delivery of the book was so quick, and the condition was as expected, and described. No hidden surprises.

This book is hilarious, it's like it was written for five year olds who got pregnant somehow and don't know anything about the female reproductive system. Check out this quote from page three.

"The uterus (sometimes called the womb) is a bag made of thick muscles. It is located in the pelvis behind the bladder (where urine or pee collects) and in front of the rectum (where your poop comes out)."

There are also these anecdotes throughout the book like "Cami's Story" or "Jenny's Story" and they talk about their stupid boyfriends who don't want to be in the room during labor or how they kept trying to smoke around their pregnant ladies.

Seriously though, about 65% of the book is about the process of labor with no information really about fetal development which is what I am most interested in as labor isn't going to be the majority of time spent in my pregnancy.