The Healthy Pregnancy Book, William Sears MD
The Healthy Pregnancy Book, William Sears MD
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The Healthy Pregnancy Book
Month by Month, Everything You Need to Know from America’s Baby Experts

Author: William Sears MD, Martha Sears RN

Narrator: Coleen Marlo

Unabridged: 18 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/12/2019


Synopsis

From America’s leading authorities in childcare comes the definitive guide to having a healthy pregnancy—and a healthy baby.The Healthy Pregnancy Book guides expectant mothers and fathers through all stages of pregnancy from preconception through birth, focusing on how to enhance the health of mother and baby.How to grow a smarter and healthier babyHow your baby is developing, and how you may be changing both emotionally and physicallyEating right for two, with a helpful list of pregnancy superfoodsExercise and keeping fit during your pregnancyConcerns and questions you may have about test and technology, genetic counseling, and childbirth optionsHow to protect the womb environment and recognize potential household hazardsAdvice on working while pregnantChoosing the right healthcare provider and childbirth classThe transition into parenthood, and much more …Written in the Searses’ trademark reassuring tone that makes their books long-term bestsellers—The Healthy Pregnancy Book is the must-have resource to fit the greater demands of today’s savvy parents.

About William Sears MD

William Sears, MD, “the man who remade motherhood” (Time), has practiced pediatrics for more than forty years and is an associate clinical professor at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine.

About Martha Sears RN

Martha Sears is a registered nurse and parenting and health consultant. They are the parents of eight children and the authors of more than forty books. They live in Southern California.

About Coleen Marlo

Coleen Marlo is an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator who has been nominated for an Audie Award twice, winning in 2011. She has been awarded three Listen-Up Awards from Publishers Weekly, an AudioFile Audiobook of the Year Award in 2011, and was named Audiobook Narrator of the Year for 2010 by Publishers Weekly. She is a member of the prestigious Actors Studio and taught acting for ten years at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. Marlo is a proud founding member of Deyan Institute of Voice Artistry and Technology.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrea on May 13, 2019

Leaned a bit too much on the "all natural" side for me. (as someone who conceived via IVF, using an MD not a doula/midwife, will absolutely be vaccinating my child)......more

Goodreads review by Felicia on June 17, 2015

Had alot of good info!......more

Goodreads review by Mary on October 18, 2019

This book overall is a good resource. It covers nutrition and exercise during pregnancy, in addition to talking about different things to expect during each month of pregnancy. If you were looking for just one pregnancy resource book to have on hand, this would probably be a decent one (it's even mo......more

Goodreads review by Eliza on May 02, 2022

Really wealthy source of information, it is by far one of the most resource-intensive and comprehensive books on pregnancy, and I love that it was written by doctors and it's refreshing to see their point of view and preferences on natural, non-pharmaceutical birth led by the mother's body. I absolu......more


Quotes

“Will do more for new parents than a pacifier will for a newborn…A comprehensive, soothing work which will ease the fears and anxieties that explode during a pregnancy.” Publishers Weekly on The Birth Book