The Joy of Pregnancy: The Complete, Candid, and Reassuring Companion for Parents-To-Be by Tori Kropp

Author:Tori Kropp
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Pregnancy, Popular works, Pregnancy & Childbirth, &NEW, Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1558323066
Publisher: Harvard Common Press
Published: 2008-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

Diet & Health / Pregnancy

$14.95

“This is definitely not just another Are you

book about pregnancy. Tori

Kropp should be applauded for

expecting adoptingafresh,positive,and

enjoyable attitude toward preg-

mystery, sensuality, wonder, and delight?

nancy issues. Once you have

If you’re pregnant, you should be!

this friendly ‘companion’ in hand,

Pregnancy isn’t all about nausea and medical you’ll find it difficult to part with.”

tests; it’s also a time of excitement, anticipation,

—Michael Katz, M.D. ,

and above all, joy.

San Francisco Perinatal

You don’t need to

Associates

adopt a strict

diet, adhere to a

“Helpful, informative, and

demanding exer-

thorough, this is the perfect

cise regimen, or

handbook for parents-to-be.

try to plan the

Tori Kropp hits the nail on the

perfect birth.

head every step of the way.”

Rather, you can

trust your instincts

—Michael Crider, author of

and your body to guide you through the amazing, The Guy’s Guide to Surviving

magical process of pregnancy and childbirth.

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and

That’s the wise, expert counsel of Tori Kropp, the First Year of Fatherhood

perinatal nurse and founder of a popular childbirth-education program and a website for new

“As a longtime perinatal nurse

parents. In The Joy of Pregnancy, Tori tells you and childbirth educator who

what you need to know—how the baby is devel-works with expectant families

oping, how your body is changing, and how to every day, Tori Kropp shares her

prepare for the baby and the birth—without abundant wealth of wisdom

overwhelming you. She has organized the book and experience in The Joy of

month by month, so you can learn as you Pregnancy. This is one

progress through pregnancy. Also included are pregnancy book that truly

Q&As, fun facts, and sections just for Dad. With captures the excitement,

Tori’s help, both of you can enjoy and celebrate anticipation, fun, and joy of

this very special season of your lives.

this special time in a woman’s

life; I highly recommend it.”

Tori Kropp, R.N., has attended the births of thousands of babies, at California Pacific

—Kathleen Huggins, R.N., M.S. , Medical Center and elsewhere. She is founder author of the best-selling The

and director of Pil owTalk, a childbirth-education Nursing Mother’s Companion

program in Marin County and San Francisco, and founder of Stork Site (www.storksite.net), a pregnancy-and-parenting website. She lives with her family in Marin County.

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