I PURCHASED THIS THINKING IT WAS GOING TO HAVE MORE PICTURES TO SHOW MY FOUR YEAR OLD. THE FRONT HAD SOME BUT NOT ALOT. I BOUGHT THIS HOPING THIS WOULD HELP MY FOUR YEAR OLD UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS TO ANY OF MY EXPECTING GIRLFRIENDS :O(
Rating: 3 / 5

This book is definitely lacking in the resources and research department.

Only two doula organizations listed?

What about

Birth Arts International- [...]

ALACE- [,...]

CBI- [..]

Additionally:

The biased and blatantly wrong paragraph about homebirth is untrue and contradicting the research that says it is safe. Did the author read the studies?

Asking permission to have a doula, that is what is wrong with birth in hospitals. Women are paying for a service, birth is theirs, they do not need to ask permission to have a doula present. Your body, your baby, your choice. You are the expert of your body. Birth is about empowering women.

Waterbirth? Waterbirth is a safe option for women having babies, yet it is not mentioned at all.

Midwifery- Midwifery is completely left out as an option women have, Nurse Midwives, Certified Practical Midwives, Licensed Midwives. Midwives have the best outcomes overall, so it is interesting that this was completely left out of this “evidence” based text.
Rating: 1 / 5

This is my fourth child and I was bored with my old pregnancy books. This book contains good information, but the writing style seemed strange. The author seems to have some “issues” that I found distracting. When talking about ultrasounds she says that “you might see your baby. . .frowning as if to say, ‘You again?’” I guess she just seems very negative about pregnancy in general.

And the pictures are nice, but there are only 7 in the whole book and they are the same ones I have seen in magazines. Overall I prefer “Your Pregnancy Week by Week.”
Rating: 3 / 5

I purchased this book as well as the “Pregnancy Bible” book. This book only gives week by week plus little information afterwards. I highly recommend the “Pregnancy Bible” book. It gives week by week along with a picture of what your baby looks like that week. Also it gives you so much information about your pregnancy i.e. what to expect, questions to ask etc. If your looking for a 2nd reference book this could be it but if you only want one book I highly suggest splurging and buying the “Pregnancy Bible” by Joanne Stone & Keith Eddleman. Best wishes on your pregnancy.
Rating: 3 / 5

I don’t care for the way this book is organized. I have only glanced at “What to Expect…”, but the two books seem very similar, with small sections (paragraph-length or sometimes longer) in each chapter that are usually not in any obviously logical order, which makes it difficult to reference. The information is also pretty basic. I would say this reads more like tiny magazine articles than any comprehensive and useful guide to rely on in your pregnancy. I haven’t found any other guide that really excites me, but the closest I’ve found is the “Mayo Clinic’s Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy”. That book gives all the same information you find in this plus more in a more logical format.

You should check this out from the library before deciding to buy!

Rating: 3 / 5