The Anxious Parent's Guide to Pregnancy Review

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(More customer reviews)I already have two children and have read about every pregnancy book out there. I was looking for something new to talk me through number 3 and make the information fresh again, and was thrilled to find Dr. DiLeo's book. The information is complete, understandable, and up to date, and the style is light-hearted and soothing. I appreciate that in addition to giving information on options and variations, he shares his personal opinion, based on years of experience in the delivery room, on what he would want for someone in his family. He also shares his frustration with the interference of insurance companies into medical decisions.
Dr. DiLeo is only dogmatic about one thing: he wants you to pick your provider carefully, and then TRUST them. If you don't trust your doctor, get a new one. I've read several books that encourage women to question and doubt their careprovider every step of the way, which seems to me to increase women's anxiety. Both you and your doctor want the same result--a healthy baby and mother. This book will give you the information you need to work with your care provider toward that goal.

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A smart, authoritative, and comforting source for expectant mothers and their loved ones

"An outstanding blend of practical information and humor. Dr. DiLeo provides a wealth of useful information in a style that ensures a productive relationship between patient and physician. This book should be required reading for any patient who desires a "low stress" pregnancy. Dr. DiLeo's insight on pregnancy is so valuable my plan is to recommend this superb contribution to the literature to all of my patients."--Douglas M. Montgomery, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans

"A wonderful, must-read book. Dr. DiLeo possesses an extremely rare combination of medical expertise, along with the ability to write in an informative and entertaining style, adding strong doses of compassion and wit. I've read just about every pregnancy book available, and many make great bedtime reading (as the medical jargon and dry writing styles often put you right to sleep). This book will not only keep you awake, you will be compelled to read it from cover to cover while you celebrate the miracle of your pregnancy with your favorite book and doctor. Dr. DiLeo is a wonderful person, an excellent doctor, and a brilliant writer. If only he could deliver your baby too!" --Jeanine Cox, publisher and cofounder, BabyZone.com

"As both a surgeon and first-time pregnant woman, I had the privilege of reading this book from both perspectives. Dr. DiLeo provides a guide that interweaves the parent with the obstetrician, the philosophy with the physiology, and the practical with the miraculous. This book is nothing less than a complete celebration of pregnancy and childbirth, but with all the facts. An entertaining read! True to its title, my anxiety as a prospective mother has been successfully tamed by the perspective Dr. DiLeo instills into even the serious complications that are a part of any thorough discussion of pregnancy. The surgeon in me applauds an important, informative book. The mother in me finds great comfort in the perspective provided, and the woman in me had great fun reading such a charming and funny book about such a serious subject."--Elizabeth Kinsley, M.D., F.A.C.S.

"Dr. DiLeo's take on nutrition in pregnancy is right on. Finally, someone has decided to stop over-complicating the diet for normal pregnancy with ridiculous chapters on calorie counting that no one will follow. And finally, someone has decided to champion the role of nutrition and diet in complications unique to high-risk pregnancy. This is the pregnancy book that dietitians and nutritionists have been waiting for. And it's fun too. It's a book that's both delicious and nutritious."--Diana Davis, L.D.N., R.D., licensed nutritionist, holistic Registered Dietitian, certified American Dietetic Association, national lecturer on nutrition and neuro-linguistics

As expectant parents--especially if you are first-timers--you know pregnancy is synonymous with anxiety. You and your partner require lots of hand-holding from your doctors, loved ones, and friends. Like a soothing cup of chamomile tea, a handy bedside reference, and your dream obstetrician all rolled into one, The Anxious Parent's Guide to Pregnancy is your source of must-have information, inspiration, and, of course, comfort, in the angst-ridden world of pregnancy.

Inspired by BabyZone.com, the number-one parenting website (more than a half million visitors a month)--and written by its obstetrical adviser, Dr. Gerard M. DiLeo--this friendly, fun, authoritative guide helps you separate fact from fiction, while calmly and rationally filling you in on common problems that may arise during pregnancy and how to deal with them.

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