9780143125709-0143125702-Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--and What You Really Need to Know (The ParentData Series)

Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--and What You Really Need to Know (The ParentData Series)

ISBN-13: 9780143125709
ISBN-10: 0143125702
Edition: 1
Author: Emily Oster
Publication date: 2014
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback 368 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780143125709
ISBN-10: 0143125702
Edition: 1
Author: Emily Oster
Publication date: 2014
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback 368 pages

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Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--and What You Really Need to Know (The ParentData Series) (ISBN-13: 9780143125709 and ISBN-10: 0143125702), written by authors Emily Oster, was published by Penguin Books in 2014. With an overall rating of 4.3 stars, it's a notable title among other General (Women's Health, Motherhood, Women's Studies, Social Sciences) books. You can easily purchase or rent Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--and What You Really Need to Know (The ParentData Series) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used General books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.58.

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*Newly Revised for 2019*

What to Expect When You're Expecting meets Freakonomics: an award-winning economist disproves standard recommendations about pregnancy to empower women while they're expecting. From the author of Cribsheet, a data-driven decision making guide to the early years of parenting

Pregnancy—unquestionably one of the most profound, meaningful experiences of adulthood—can reduce otherwise intelligent women to, well, babies. Pregnant women are told to avoid cold cuts, sushi, alcohol, and coffee without ever being told why these are forbidden. Rules for prenatal testing are similarly unexplained. Moms-to-be desperately want a resource that empowers them to make their own right choices.

When award-winning economist Emily Oster was a mom-to-be herself, she evaluated the data behind the accepted rules of pregnancy, and discovered that most are often misguided and some are just flat-out wrong. Debunking myths and explaining everything from the real effects of caffeine to the surprising dangers of gardening, Expecting Better is the book for every pregnant woman who wants to enjoy a healthy and relaxed pregnancy—and the occasional glass of wine.
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