Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy: From Doctors Who Are Parents, Too!

Excellent book, very informative and full of illustrations. A must handbook for a new mother to be. A great gift too for someone who is expecting.

Great option for parentes who do want to get acquainted with valueable science-based information about pregnancy. If you're from outside UK it's important to know that there are differences between vaccination and pre-natal tests schedules.

Lovely book to have to talk you week by week through your pregnancy to know what’s going on.

From reviews of other readers that I had read, and from the book preview, I thought I would get something more than little information that I can find easily on internet. I recommend this only to those who wish to hold a paper edition on their hands, and have money to spend easily.

I'm a pediatrician and was looking for a pregnancy book with accurate medical information. I found that this book is quite informative, and I only found one or two smal incorrections (or at least opinions with which I don't agree). I think it's a good choice.

Good information

This was continual reading and reference during pregnancy for my husband and I. It gives just the right amount of information. Enough that you know what is going on without droning on and on. Essentially all topics are covered and sensible guide to when you should consult a doctor.

Slight marks as to be expected but enjoyed reading a good enough quality for second hand

My wife and I bought several books for our first pregnancy, and this ended up being used the most, alongside  this one . This book uses an easy to follow format that explains in great detail exactly what is going on inside your body at different stages of your pregnancy. It continues to tell you how you might expect to feel, and most importantly, WHY things are happening the way they are. It was incredibly fun for my wife and I to look at the different stages of pregnancy and comment on how our babies ears (for example) are growing this week, or that she is the size of a grapefruit. At the end of the day, the information somehow relieves many anxieties you make be facing, and you walk away having learned something. I can't forget to mention the excellent diagrams and illustrations, either.The best thing about this book is that it is very scientific. In this day and age of anti-vaxxers and such, you have to be careful what information you decided to follow. Rest assured that this book, from cover to cover, is written by doctors and only includes published, peer-reviewed information with plenty of references to follow up with if you are so inclined.If you can get only one book to help you through your pregnancy, get this one and rest assured that you are not missing out on anything! this one

Great book filled with very in-depth information. Maybe not for everyone as it definitely reads more like a textbook than a lot of other pregnancy books. Lots of sources cited. This book reminds me of the (paraphrased) words of Neil Gaiman: "Google can bring you back 100,000 answers. A [medical textbook] can bring you back the right one." Ever more true when you are looking for answers on pregnancy. I recommend buying this as a reference book, but maybe pick up a few others as well for lighter reading.

Excellent book for pregnancy!! I recommend this to all of my friends. It has clear concise explanations of every possible thing you could encounter during pregnancy. They don't push a specific agenda (ex: going natural or having an epidural). They explain everything clearly and allow you the room to make your own informed decision. I recommend this over what to expect when you're expecting as the reviews I read on that one were not as good.

I really like this book, its a positive, helpful, clearly written and presented book that gives you everything you need to know about being pregnant. I chose to buy this one as opposed to some of the other options as i wanted to avoid books that fear monger and make you afraid to do anything for fear that you'll put your pregnancy at risk. This book certainly includes things to avoid, and provides advice about symptoms you should take seriously, but its always things that are supported by research, and not hearsay.

An excellent overview of everything to expect during pregnancy. It's laid out in a simple easy to understand format, and runs through the entire process of the moment to moment ins and outs of pregnancy. I would recommend for anyone who is anxious or uncertain about what to expect over the 9 month process. Keep in mind though, that no book is 100% accurate to real life experience as pregnancy issues can vary drastically from family to family. That being said, this book provides an excellent general overview of what you might expect could/will happen. Has been an interesting read for my wife and I.. would recommend!