Book Review Project:
What to Expect When You’re Expecting
Tia Petrova
Psychology 150-002
Human Development
Tuesday/Thursday 2:30-3:45
Professor Gier
12 March 2002
What to Expect When You’re Expecting:
Why Selected
Outwardly, the reason I selected What to Expect When You’re Expecting for the book review project may seem quite self-explanatory. ...
Persuaded by the promotional text plastered on the cover, claiming What to Expect When You’re Expecting to be “America’s #1 Pregnancy Guide,” I grabbed this paperback off the shelf at Barnes and Noble, hoping I had found something that would provide me with answers to common, and even unusual, questions I may have and also give me information about things I may have never even known to ask. ... ”
Chapters five through thirteen break down into the nine months of pregnancy and begin with a diagram of how you may look each month, go over what you might be feeling, and what to expect from this month’s check-up. ...
The remainder of What to Expect When You’re Expecting discusses labor and delivery, special concerns during pregnancy, such as temporary or chronic illness, high-risk pregnancies, postpartum feelings, other maternal health concerns, as well as explaining what fathers-to-be may be experiencing during pregnancy and postpartum.
Relationship to Class and Topic
What to Expect When You’re Expecting relates to a number of topics in Human Development and Life Span Psychology ranging from prenatal influences to birth practices and styles. ...
Discussion
Because What to Expect When You’re Expecting is an informational text, the knowledge to be gained is almost endless. ...
First, though we all agree nutrition is important for everyone, What to Expect When You’re Expecting showed me just how important prenatal nutrition is for you and your baby. ... Fortunately, What to Expect When You’re Expecting explains prenatal nutrition fairly well, and provides useful information for nine months of healthy eating, and, as written earlier, gives you some great recipe ideas. ...
In addition, Eisenberg, Murkoff, and Hathaway (1996) provide a user-friendly guide titled “The Stages of Childbirth,” which illustrates each stage in detail and helps expectant mothers understand:
Yet just as it’s helpful to have a general idea of what a typical woman can expect when she’s expecting, it’s helpful to know what an average childbirth is like--as long as you are prepared for the likelihood of variations that will make your experience yours alone. ...
These are just some thoughts I had while reading What to Expect When You’re Expecting. ... What to Expect When You’re Expecting.
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