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Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know

Emily Oster

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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.

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.

Language: English

Pages: 336

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Penguin Press

Release: August 20, 2013

ISBN: 1594204756

ISBN 13: 9781594204753

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Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know

Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know

Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know

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