Expecting Better

Name: Expecting Better
Brand: Penguin Books / Penguin Press
SKU: 9780593833209-PRUSDTR
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Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--and What You Really Need to Know

Emily Oster (Author) ... more

Edition: US - Hardback

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English • Age Adult - Adult

384 pages • 6.34 x 9.29 x 1.29 in

Approx. weight: 1.29 lb

Publication date: 12 Nov,2024

Barcode: 9780593833209 • Penguin Books / Penguin Press

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By: Emily Oster | Series: The ParentData Series

A gift edition, with a new letter to the reader from Emily—perfect for baby showers and special moments

“Emily Oster is the non-judgmental girlfriend holding our hand and guiding us through pregnancy and motherhood. She has done the work to get us the hard facts in a soft, understandable way.” —Amy Schumer

What to Expect When You're Expecting meets Freakonomics: an award-winning economist and author of Cribsheet, The Family Firm, and The Unexpected 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—and the occasional glass of wine.