What to Expect When You're Expecting, Third Edition by Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg, Sandee Hathaway Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of What to Expect When You're Expecting, Third Edition
Book Review: Basic Information, but focus is too much on the negative
Summary: 2 Stars
This was the first book I bought when I found out
I was pregnant. I found the information helpful,
but somewhat limited.
The book tends to focus on the negative aspects
of pregnancy so often that my husband took the book away from me so I would quit worrying so much. I'm not sorry I bought it, but if I could only have one book on pregnancy, this would not be it.Book Review: WHAT are you doing HERE? Try "The Birth Book" By Sears and Sears instead!
Summary: 2 Stars
While this book provides much information about medicalized prenatal care and hospital labor and birth, it is as biased as it comes. I disliked the unsubstantiated anti-midwife stance, and the way the author presented the list of prenatal tests as inevitable and unquestionable. The discussions about the safety and accurace of these tests were incomplete and biased. I also found it absurd to include a chapter about possible complications and tell women not to read it. I also disliked the question-answer format. All of the information in this book can be found in other consumer-oriented books without the intervention-as-normal-and-desireable attitudeBook Review: a life saver
Summary: 5 Stars
As this is my first pregnancy, I was totally unprepared for the physical changes that tookplace. I couldn't have lived these past monthswithout this book. I'm glad that it isn't technically written, so that it is very understandable. I'd recommend this book to anyfirst time parent. There are no bad points about this book, only good onesBook Review: Least helpful of pregnancy books I've read!
Summary: 2 Stars
I found this book to be short on really useful information. The "expectations" for each month were nearly identical and the tone often depressing. After reading this book you will wonder why it is you wanted to be pregnant in the first place.
If you want a thorough and helpful book on pregnancy, with discussions on possible complications without raising undue alarm, with answers to all of the 1,000 questions every pregnant woman has, then buy "Your Pregnancy Week by Week."Book Review: good thing it's cheap- you'll want more books
Summary: 3 Stars
Most women like the developmental information, but find the rest of the book unrealistic, condenscending, and irritating. The authors- a couple of RN's, so no, they aren't physicians- seem to assume that you will treat your mainstream obstetrician or midwife as a god and final authority. If that's what you want, fine. If you want a safe, empowering birth, and a good outcome, look for information elsewhere. Try "The Birth Book" by Wm and Martha Sears, "A Good Birth, A Safe Birth"... and by all means, avoid the rest of the books in the WTE series- most are worse than this one.
I found that I was nauseated by reading the book by about the 5th month the first time around, and it was relegated to bathroom reading the second time around.