The Working Woman's Baby Planner (Paperback)

~ (Author) "Although most working women experience healthy, normal pregnancies, it's difficult not to feel uncomfortable at times..." (more)
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Product Description

This all-in-one organizer, planner and information resource should help the working mother-to-be meet the special demands and challenges of both her job and pregnancy. Included is help on: making the right child-care choices, tips for prenatal care, advice on relieving stress and physical discomfort at work, ways to make the most of maternity leave and nutrition-vitamin-exercise charts.

About the Author

Marla Schram Schwartz is the author of Fairy Fun--A Craftivity Book for Children; Be a TV Game Show Winner!, and coauthor of The Bride Guide--The Perfect Wedding Planner, now in its twenty-fifth year. She has also written greeting cards, cartoon gags, game concepts, and short stories.
In between mothering and writing, Marla volunteers for various elderly, poor, children, and animal humane groups. She also enjoys tennis, golf, yoga, and playing poker.
Marla Schram Schwartz lives in Westlake Village, California, with her nineteen-year-old daughter, Lindsey Erin; sixteen-year-old son, Brendan Taylor; seven-year-old standard poodle, Touchdown; and her husband of twenty-five years, Arnie. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; Spi edition (September 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0139692967
• ISBN-13: 978-0139692963
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,101,973 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Resource Book, January 20, 1998

By A Customer

This book provides good, common sense advice for working-mom's-to-be. Despite advances, pregnant women in the workplace still sometimes face both challenges and obstacles. This book helps you work through and around those difficulties. I referred to it often during my first pregnancy, and have gone back to it during my second pregnacy. Additionally, there is specific information about stress relievers, how to plan for baby around your work schedule, preparing to return to work, and finding suitable child care. An all-around excellent resource book!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Didn't live up to my expectations, July 24, 2006

By	Katlyn (OHIO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Working Woman's Baby Planner: From baby's room to boardroom--you can have it all! (Paperback)

I was really looking forward to getting this book because many of my friends did not have to work while they were pregnant. This book does not deliver. There are some helpful sections but for the most part - it's mostly common sense or items you would find discussed in any general pregnancy book. I was truly disappointed in this book and would not recommend it.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read for busy working mothers-to-be, May 8, 2000

By	Nancy Parry McCluer (Nixa, MO USA) - See all my reviews

If you're a devoted reader of the "Your Pregnancy" column in such magazines as Glamour and Mademoiselle, then this book is for you. Sprinkled throughout with words like "tips,""strategies," and "time-saving techniques" it reads a little like several magazine articles strung together. But that's not a bad thing, especially if you're pregnant and working--who has time to read long chapters?

There are lots of checklists and worksheets in this book...