An award-winning social scientist uses the tools of economics to debunk myths about pregnancy and to empower women to make better decisions while they're expecting. Pregnancy is full of rules. Pregnant women are often treated as if they were children, given long lists of items to avoid -- alcohol, caffeine, sushi -- without any real explanation from their doctors about why. They hear frightening and contradictory myths from friends and pregnancy books about everything from weight gain to sleeping on yourback to bed rest. Economist Emily Oster believes there is a better way. In Expecting Better, she shows that the information given to pregnant women is sometimes wrong and almost always oversimplified, and she debunks a host of standard recommendations oneverything from drinking to fetal testing. Offering the real-world advice one would never get at the doctor's office, she helps expecting mothers know more so they can worry less.
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About the Author:
Emily Oster is an associate professor of economics at the University of Chicago. She was a speaker at the 2007 TED conference, and her work has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Esquire. She is married to economist Jesse Shapiro and is also the daughter of two economists. She has one child, Penelope.
Review:
''This is a fascinating -- and reassuring -- look at the most important numbers of your pregnancy. It will make parents-to-be rethink much of the conventional wisdom: think bed rest is a good idea? Think again. This may be the most important book about pregnancy you read.'' --Steven D. Levitt, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Freakonomics
''Expecting Better gives moms-to-be a big helping of peace of mind! Oster debunks many tired old myths and shines a light on issues that really matter.'' --Harvey Karp, MD, New York Times bestselling author of The Happiest Baby Guide to Sleep
''It took someone as smart as Emily Oster to make it all this simple. She cuts through the thicket of anxiety and received wisdom and gives us the facts. Expecting Better
is both enlightening and calming. It almost makes me want to get pregnant.'' --Pamela Druckerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bringing Up Bébé
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- PublisherBlackstone Pub
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1482933071
- ISBN 13 9781482933079
- BindingPreloaded Digital Audio Player
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