The Joy of Pregnancy: The Complete, Candid, and Reassuring Companion for Parents-to-Be

By Tori Kropp

Book Overview

Perinatal registered nurse Tori Kropp covers every aspect of pregnancy--all the medical facts, but also the magic, humor, and joy of this very special time--month by month in this fully revised and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558323066
• ISBN13: 9781558323063
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Harvard Common Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.1" x 1.1" x 6.1"

Customer Reviews

a perfect baby shower gift!

I bought this for a friend as a baby shower gift. I'd intended to get the old standby, 'what to expect', but I found this to be a more relevant guide, with humor AND great info and tips written from the point of view of a labor and delivery nurse who is also a mom. I've had three kids and would have loved to have this at my bedside when I was pregnant. Highly recommended!!

Joy of Pregnancy

As a labor and delivery nurse I was looking for a book for a friend who was pregnant with her first baby. I found this book to give very good information that was easy to understand. I really liked that it doesn't shame or scare the new mom for the choices she makes during her pregnancy and birth process. I highly recommend this book.

This is a must read!

My doctor recommended I read this book and its just exceptional. After finally getting pregnant with IVF at the age of 40, my husband and I are expecting twins! Kropp educates you with first hand knowledge as a nurse in a reassuring way. At my age, I was worried that I was high risk but I feel more confident about maintaining a balanced and healthy pregnancy after reading this book. I have recommended it to all my pregnant friends and we even picked it for our book club. Tamara, Rumson, New Jersey

I wish I had written this book

As an RN in labor and delivery I am always on the lookout for a book to recommend to friends and patients. I especially liked this one as Tori is actually a working at the bedside in Labor and Delivery nurse and brings that perspective to the book. I even learned a couple of things!

This book is exactly what I was looking for!

I'm in my first trimester with my first baby - I love this book! It makes me feel like everything I am experiencing is normal. Some of the other books out there make pregnancy seem so scary, but this book has a lighthearted, yet very informative approach. I highly recommend it!!