Bumpology : the myth-busting pregnancy book for curious parents-to-be / Linda Geddes.

By: Geddes, Linda [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2014Copyright date: ©2013Edition: First Simon & Schuster paperback editionDescription: xxi, 309 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781451684995Other title: Bump-ology : the myth-busting pregnancy book for curious parents-to-beSubject(s): Pregnancy -- Popular works | Childbirth -- Popular works | Infants -- Care -- Popular worksDDC classification: 618.2 LOC classification: RG525 | .G39 2014Summary: PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY CARE. From award-winning science journalist Linda Geddes, a fascinating and practical companion for expectant parents that makes sense of conflicting advice about pregnancy, birth, and raising babies. The moment she discovers she's pregnant, every woman suddenly has a million questions about the life that's developing inside of her. Linda Geddes was no different, except that as a journalist writing for "New Scientist," she had access to the most up-to-date scientific research. What began as a personal quest to find the truth behind headlines and information that didn't patronize or confuse became a much-discussed weekly column and is now a brilliant new book. In "Bumpology," Geddes discusses the latest research on every topic that expectant parents encounter, from miscarriage to breastfeeding, exercise to hot tubs, cravings to stretch marks, and much, much more. She also seeks to alleviate some of the worries pregnant woman face each day.
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Originally published: London : Bantam Press, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references.

PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY CARE. From award-winning science journalist Linda Geddes, a fascinating and practical companion for expectant parents that makes sense of conflicting advice about pregnancy, birth, and raising babies. The moment she discovers she's pregnant, every woman suddenly has a million questions about the life that's developing inside of her. Linda Geddes was no different, except that as a journalist writing for "New Scientist," she had access to the most up-to-date scientific research. What began as a personal quest to find the truth behind headlines and information that didn't patronize or confuse became a much-discussed weekly column and is now a brilliant new book. In "Bumpology," Geddes discusses the latest research on every topic that expectant parents encounter, from miscarriage to breastfeeding, exercise to hot tubs, cravings to stretch marks, and much, much more. She also seeks to alleviate some of the worries pregnant woman face each day.

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