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02304aam a2200277 a 4500 001 913A6E56034011E4946EBFBBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140704010041 008 140630s20142013 000 0 eng d 020 $a 0143125702 020 $a 9780143125709 040 $a $c $d SILO 100 1 $a Oster, Emily. 245 10 $a Expecting better: $b why conventional pregnancy wisdom is wrong--and what you really need to know / $c Emily Oster. 260 $a New York : $b Penguin Books, $c 2014, 2013. 300 $a p. : $b ; $c cm. 505 $a In the beginning : conception. Prep work ; Data-driven conception ; The two-week wait -- The first trimester. The vices : caffeine, alcohol, and tobacco ; Miscarriage fears ; Beware of deli meats! ; Nausea and my mother-in-law ; Prenatal screening and testing ; The surprising perils of gardening -- The second trimester. Eating for two? You wish ; Pink and blue ; Working out and resting up ; Drug safety -- The third trimester. Premature birth (and the dangers of bed rest) ; High-risk pregnancy ; I'm going to be pregnant forever, right? ; Labor induction -- Labor and delivery. The labor numbers ; To epidural or not to epidural? ; Beyond pain relief ; The aftermath ; Home birth: progressive or regressive? And who cleans the tub? 520 $a Pregnancy--unquestionably one of the most profound, meaningful experiences of adulthood--can reduce otherwise intelligent women to, well, babies. We're told to avoid cold cuts, sushi, alcohol, and coffee, but aren't told why. Rules for prenatal testing are hard and fast--and unexplained. Are all of these recommendations right for every mom-to-be? Here, the author shows that pregnancy rules are often misguided and sometimes flat-out wrong. Pregnant women face an endless stream of decisions, from the casual to the frightening. Expecting Better presents the hard facts and real-world advice you won't get at the doctor's office or in the existing literature. 650 0 $a Prenatal care. 650 0 $a Pregnancy $x Health aspects. 650 0 $a Pregnant women $x Health and hygiene. 941 $a 3 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20240417013052.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20200303014928.0 952 $l JYPB641 $d 20191217013311.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=913A6E56034011E4946EBFBBDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search