Book Description
This new Mayo Clinic book on pregnancy provides you with practical information and reassurance on pregnancy and childbirth. Compiled by Mayo Clinic experts in obstetrics, it offers a clear, thorough and reliable reference for this exciting and sometimes unpredictable journey. This comprehensive book includes:
- A month-by-month look at mom and baby
- In-depth "Decision Guides" to help you make informed decisions on topics such as how to select a health care provider, prenatal testing options, pain relief for childbirth, and many others
- An easy-to-use reference guide that covers topics such as morning sickness, heartburn, back pain, headaches and yeast infections, among others
- Information on pregnancy health concerns, including preterm labor, gestational diabetes and preeclampsia, along with an overview on being pregnant when you have pre-existing health conditions such as asthma, diabetes or hyperthyroidism
Customer Reviews:
love love love this book!.......2007-10-06
I tried many books, but this one was honest and easy to use. I felt better reading the mayo clinc book after i tried many others, like the famous "what to expect when your expecting".... felt too short in my answers about my body and medical questions. Buy this book and don't waste your time and money with the others. Have a nice journey with your new baby. :)
Really a great resource!.......2007-09-24
This is my first baby, so I am clueless about everything. This book is very informative and has really delivered an education. I can read about what is going on with my baby right now, and what is going on with me! A must-have for any mom to be.
The Best Pregnancy Book Ever.......2007-09-17
I purchased this book on my doctor's recommendation, and it has been, hands down, the most informative book I've read about pregnancy. This is my first pregnancy, so of course I've also read "What to Expect When You're Expecting," along with several other books on pregnancy. The Mayo Clinic Guide is the most reliable and medically accurate book to reference while pregnant. It is much more organized and straight-forward than any of the other books out there. If you're pregnant or considering having a child, make sure you don't miss this book.
Mayo Clinic Pregnancy Guide.......2007-08-29
This has been a very interesting book. It reviews everything from the size of the baby week by week to various forms of testing. The book is broken down in the month by month categories, then specific topics. It's a book that you can read from cover to cover, or just hit the points that are important to you at that moment. I would recommend it for expecting mothers.
Excellent service.......2007-08-28
I received this book very quickly and in perfect condition. Happy to do business w/ you!
Book Description
For busy clinicians, residents, and fellows continually challenged with a rapidly expanding body of cardiology information, this expertly conceived Third Edition of a best-selling textbook provides a contemporary succinct distillation of the current status of cardiovascular knowledge and disease. From specific diseases to particular signs, symptoms, and patient concerns, including pregnancy and heart disease and cardiac emergency, this easily readable textbook guides the reader through all the essential information required to skillfully approach professional examinations and practice state-of-the-art clinical patient care.
Customer Reviews:
Not just for doctors!.......2007-09-04
Excellent resource book that is written clearly enough for people who are not necessarily medically trained. Reading the chapter on my own heart condition allowed me to have a great conversation with my cardiologist that went beyond the usual "this is what you have, take these pills, see me again in 6 months....". This book is great!
Good review book.......2007-03-24
Very good review for Cardiology Boards. Not necessarily an easy read but the review books which are as such tend to be too simple. This is probably a good happy medium between the quickie review books and a Braunwald's
very good.......2007-03-10
very efficient delivery.
product in very good state.
concise but not as good as previous versions.......2007-03-10
This is the standard by which most other Cardiology board review texts are measured. This new version is not as readable in my opinion as its previous version. The whole reason I bought it was to avoid the Brunwauld-esque style, but alas I think this text book is becoming like the Braunwald text which certainly is not a review book. On the other hand, the ECG section in outline format was too bare bones. All in all, not the greatest review book in the world but not too many viable alternatives when trying to review for Cardiology Boards. I guess it's the only game in town.
Better than others.......2003-11-07
Unfortunately, there is a dearth of "cardiology-review books", especially when it comes to ABIM Cardiology Boards preparation. There is NOT a single review book written keeping in mind that it has be used ONLY for ABIM cardiology boards. This book at least tries to achieve this goal, but does a mediocre job. It has many expert academicians as its authors; agreed; but it did not achieve its primary goal. Do you any better choices, unfortunately NOT.
The primary goal of a review book is to remain focused, cut the extra fat and present to it readers "only the needed facts". In medical academia, there are three levels of books, in my humble opinion. FIRST, the standard texts, which are written primarily for the thorough discussion of the disease and serve as reference books, in cardiology its example will be Hurst's textbook. SECOND, the review books, which are primarily written to pass the exams and it assumes that the reader has the basic understanding of the subject. THIRD, the in-between books which claim to be review books but goes beyond the "call of duty" and starts explaining pathophysiology and unrelated material which is extremely redundant approach for a review book.
Mayo Clinic Cardiology Review 2nd Ed belongs to third category. But then why it is popular and why I am reading it, moreover why I am writing such an extensive review? Because, we don't have any decent book for second category, so this is the logical choice till someone writes a better review-book (a real review book, not 1381 paged book). I hope that while writing the third edition Joseph G. Murphy MD keeps in mind that this is a "REVIEW BOOK" not a "TEXTBOOK"!
Imran S. Virk MD
Fellow, Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
Michigan State University, East Lansing
Book Description
This is the only anger management system we've found that offers interactive exercises to help readers understand and modify their own behavior. Whether your anger is from tension at work, frustration at home, or just life in general - this workbook will help you identify and modify the anger that keeps you from inner peace and contentment. From doctors nationally known in the field of Christian counseling.
Customer Reviews:
Book is a joke.......2007-10-02
This book is supposed to help with anger management? I am open to listening to mythical stories about dudes who lived a couple of thousand years ago as much as the next guy, but in an anger management book? Sin is causing all my anger? Wow didn't know that. I do have a better idea of something that makes me angry now, religious mythology passing itself off as a self-help book. Get this book over in the religious section with the rest of the fairy tales.
I wouldn't have been so upset about this if the book had something marked on it saying that it was religious in nature. I don't normally don't read such garbage and leave that to others who do believe in such things, but to slip it in and waste my time!!! Is this how you indoctrinate people in your beliefs?
Oh well, there's plenty of other anger management books out there. I will be more careful next time I select something like this and get something actually useful.
This book owes me some stars for being such a tremendous waste of time.
I'm sure christians will get upset at hearing this, but I'm sure you'll turn the other cheek.
If you need me I'll be over here with my "Sin"
Should be in the religious section, not pyschology.......2007-07-19
The cover and description of the book do not express that Les Carter and Frank Minirth are really only interested in appealing to Christians or people who want to convert to Christianity. I look to books like this for scientific reasoning, but was greatly put off when it started quoting Jesus on page 11 (after prompting the reader to complete workbook questions on previous pages therefore making the book unreturnable.) Anyway, I think it's a shame the authors do not put "For Christians Only" on the cover so at least their book would only end up in the hands they intended.
The Anger Workbook: A 13-Step Interactive Plan to Help You... (Minirth-Meier Clinic Series).......2007-07-17
What a great book. I wish I had had this book when I was in my 20's, it would have saved me alot of family and work problems. Finally I am finding positive ways to deal with my anger and finding out why I have had such anger problems for all my life. If you have anger problems get this book. They also have one for depression and my wife went through it and it is just as awesome as this one. Don't wait any longer! Get control of your anger and depression.
Anger Workbook.......2007-06-11
Very good information. Very revealing to find anger issues buried deep inside. Christian based.
Not Great.......2007-03-21
Not the best workbook I have seen. It is not very interactive either. It also has a lot of references to religion.
Book Description
Written by seasoned faculty at the Mayo Clinic, this Seventh Edition is a completely revised and updated study tool that has proven invaluable for the American Board of Internal Medicine certification or recertification. Using this source, readers will access a virtual blueprint for exam preparation and acquire clear guidance on question format, types of questions, and hints on topics commonly encountered on the test.
Customer Reviews:
not a very good book.......2007-04-16
I bought this book to prepare for my boards, thinking based on the current 5 star recommendation and a colleague of mine advice that it is an excellent book
I am very disappointed, as the book is full of unorganized information, characterized by flight of ideas, and frequently omission of important points.
basically in all my in service exams, I got in the low 90 percentile, therefore, I believe I should not face much trouble in the boards, howevwer, I dont think that this book is in any shape or form a quick review for the boards ( as I was hopping for), nor a comprehensive reference.
A great resource.......2006-10-09
It is impossible not to pass the American Board (re)certification exam in internal medicine if you read (and digest) this concise book. Provided you have had a good 3-year training in a decent accredited internal medicine program. I would also recommend adding to this book a thorough review of the questions and answers from MKSAP (Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program)from the American College of Physicians.
The faculty physicians from the renowned Mayo Clinic have revealed many secrets and hidden countless pearls between the covers of this book. It is worth its price and more.
Book Description
Offering four times the amount of imaging cases offered by competing texts, this reference stands as the foremost guide to common diseases and radiographic presentations found within the gastrointestinal tract-authoritatively covering the entire range of gastrointestinal diseases to include conditions affecting the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, small bowel, colon, liver, biliary tree, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, peritoneum, and mesentery.
Customer Reviews:
best case book.......2007-07-10
Case based book, sorted anatomically (esophagus, stomach, liver...). Each case has great quality pics, findings, DDx and discussion. The ddx are particularly useful, most case review series books miss it. Nice DDx tables at the end of each chapter and a great pictorial review. Best case book I've read so far.
All you need for the GI section of the oral boards.......2007-06-11
This was the only book I read for the GI section of the oral boards. I found this book to be very helpful with over 700 cases, good quality images, a pattern approach to diagnosis and a short text. I would highly recommend it.
Excellent!.......2007-05-10
The images are perfect to illustrate the pathology. You can read this book in 3 days. Very useful for Oral Board. Better than requisite and case review. Fun to go through. HIGHLY RECOMMEND
Excellent.......2006-07-01
Used this book for oral boards review. It covered every area of GI needed to pass the section. Images are high quality. Discussions are short and relevant. Book includes many examples of both common and uncommon disease entities. It emphasizes a pattern approach to each system, with differential lists and illustrations of disease entities at the end of each chapter. This book is highly recommended from someone who passed the GI section comfortably. It is better than the case review book for oral boards purposes.
Book Description
Since its initial publication in 1990, Mayo Clinic Family Health Book has become a classic home medical reference, selling more than 1 million copies. Now in its third edition, this completely revised, generously illustrated volume offers the latest in medical knowledge with a strong emphasis on self-care. From prevention to treatment, from infancy to old age, this comprehensive health guide offers reliable, easy-to-understand information in six convenient sections.
Part I: Living Well
Filled with health-promotion strategies, this section details nutrition, fitness, stress management and other practices for healthy living.
Part II: Common Conditions and Concerns Through Life's Stages
Here you'll find explanations of human growth and development, descriptions of health issues common to children and adults, and a discussion of issues related to death and dying.
Part III: Making Sense of Your Symptoms
This all-new section is intended to help you better understand what may be causing certain signs or symptoms that you're experiencing. It includes information on frequent concerns and complaints common to adults, as well as those common to children.
Part IV: First Aid and Emergency Care
Here you'll find guidance on how to respond to situations ranging from simple sprains and cuts to urgent events such as chest pain and choking.
Part V: Diseases and Disorders
The largest section in the book, Part V includes discussions of more than 1,000 diseases and disorders. Here you can find detailed information about specific conditions. Each discussion lists common signs and symptoms, followed by a description of the condition, information on how it's diagnosed and a review of treatment options. Preceding this section are 40 pages of color illustrations to help you better understand human anatomy and common disorders.
Part VI: Tests and Treatments
This section discusses tests commonly used to evaluate individual health and diagnose disease. It also includes a medications guide and information on surgery, various methods to manage pain and complementary and alternative therapies.
Customer Reviews:
Great Book!.......2007-08-07
This is a book no household should be without. Very informative and helpfull. The index is great and the information is to the point... Excellent photos and drawings. Only drawback: a bit bulky!
Mayo Clinic - Family Health Book.......2006-08-07
The Mayo Family Health book is a "wealth of information."
My husband recently became ill and was hospitalized. We were able to pinpoint symptoms in the book which helped us along with our health provider get appropriate testing and treatment for his condition.
With healthcare today, we must be "informed consumers".
I have worked nearly 35 years in clinical laboratory medicine and I still learn something new everyday....this book certainly helps.
A book I very much want to get .......2006-03-20
I like the format of this book. The six sections seem designed to truly make the work user friendly.
They are:
Part I: Living Well II: Common Conditions and Concerns Through Life's Stages III: Making Sense of Your Symptoms
IV: First Aid and Emergency Care VisualGuide: Anatomy and Common Disorders Part V: Diseases and Disorders
VI: Tests and Treatments
The great prayer is that most of what one learns from reading and going through this guide will not have to be useful or relevant.
This is One of the Three books you Need to Have.......2005-12-23
This is an excellent resource book that covers a large majority of health conditions and treatments. It give a thorough explanation of Symptoms, First Aid, Diseases and Disorders, Tests and Treatments. What is especially nice are the chapters on common conditions based on your age group and how to Live Well. The information is covered thoroughly with illustrations and diagrams. There is a full-color photograph and illustrations section in the book called the Visual Guide. This section is helpful when trying to identify things like rashes and skin disorders and for reviewing anatomy.
The other two books you should possess for starting your medical/health library should include a good drug/medication book (or use a website like www.medlineplus.gov) and a good medical dictionary (recommend Taber's, but MedlinePlus also has an encyclopedia/dictionary).
Mayo Clinic Family Health Book, Third Edition.......2005-09-21
I was needing an up-to-date health book and I am well pleased with my choice. The book arrived in very good condition and is everything I needed.
Thank you.
Catherine Ponder, Missouri
Product Description
Special diets are often difficult to follow because they soon become boring and monotonous. This cookbook was written to add variety and imagination to readers' diets. Favorite everyday and special occasion recipes are given to make meals more pleasurable and the diets easier to follow. This cookbook has been compiled through the efforts of many individuals at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Renal patients submitted many recipes, and all recipes have been tested in the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Department of Nutrition Therapy test kitchen. Dialysis and pre-dialysis patients use this book. It contains 288 recipes for holidays and entertaining as well as for everyday use. Directions are easy to follow and printed in extra-large type. Recipes are modified for sodium, potassium, protein and fluid control. Most recipes use ingredients already at hand; only a few dietetic foods are required. Index and nutrient analyses are included for individual servings and total recipes.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent Source of Recipes for Renal Diets.......2007-09-03
My mother was recently diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and told to reduce her protein, sodium and potassium intakes. The doctor's office provided no sources for preparing meals to meet this criteria, and a visit to a hospital dietitian was not very helpful for renal specific needs. We found this book through our own internet search, and have been very pleased with its contents. My mother recognized many dishes which she has prepared in the past (modified somewhat for the new diet requirements) and was able to relax a bit after the shock of her diagnosis. This book is one of her two favorites that we have acquired. I would highly recommend this book to people who need a renal diet.
The Clevland Clinic Foundaton Creative Cooking for Renal Diets.......2007-03-19
The recipes are good besides being healthy for a CKD patient. They are used by the whole famiy without complaint,eliminating preparing two separate meals. After being raised on meat and potatoes and having to change eating habits, this cookbook comes as close to "normal food" as I have found.
Good Eats............2007-02-14
I find the recipes in this book very good and quite simple in preparation.While there are many restrictions for the kidney patient,I find these recipes meet their needs, one doesn't have to give up taste as in so many other health plan diets and allows for a good variety.
Wonderful Cookbook!!.......2002-07-14
I have had this book for several years, we have tried just about every recipe in it and they are all great! I get complements all the time on the wonderful food, no one believes that the recipes are from the Renal cookbook.
My grandchildren especially love the spaghetti sauce.
Creative Cooking for Renal Diets.......2002-07-12
I bought this book for my mom who is operating on less than 50% kidney function. The recipies are appetizing but a bit out of date. The recipes we tried were very good. The book needs to list the amounts of protein, salt, potassium and phosphorous in the servings. Elderly people who are restricted in those areas need that additional information to help them stay in compliance.
Average customer rating:
- Waste of time and money
- very easy to comprehend & quite informative
- Well, here's another 2 cents, or in Praise of Excellence (Neurologist-Psychiatrist)
- My two cents... (review by former research scientist)
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Customer Reviews:
Waste of time and money.......2007-09-05
exercise, proper diet and supplements may help your brain function - wow I didn't know that !
very easy to comprehend & quite informative.......2007-09-05
The way that this book is written is quite general and uses laymans terms. It was very easy to understand and read quite smoothly. The chapters thread into one antoher making the educational process that much easier.
Well, here's another 2 cents, or in Praise of Excellence (Neurologist-Psychiatrist).......2007-08-26
It is difficult to add significantly to the many high rating this book has already earned from esteemed colleagues, but Amen has another winner. Using the information that he's garnered over his years of looking at both Patients and the SPECT scans, he has developed some rational and excellent guidelines to making the most out of the one brain we have.
From regular exercise, playing music, fish oil, acetyl carnitine, ginkgo biloba, an intimate relationship, and social activities to the avoidance of excess alcohol, nicotine, trans fats, sports without a helmet; he has organized a superb collection of practical ways to make and keep a good brain great.
I circulate a copy of this CD to my patients, because it is easy to understand; and his interventions are very doable. While none of his ideas were especially foreign to me, his recognition of their worth and organization of his book is especially valuable.
My fantasy is that his book with help at least one parent see the foolishness of letting their children risk lifelong brain damage by ignoring proper brain protection.
This book is well worth reading.
My two cents... (review by former research scientist).......2007-07-16
I think the two top reviews are very well written, so I am not going to revisit the same territory. In essence, I agree with everything they said. This book is loaded with sound advice, good references, supplement recommendations, etc.
What I wanted to add is that it is a very readable, practical and enjoyable book for anyone. For anyone with a brain (all of us!), it's an inexpensive investment in return for a lifetime of benefits. Dr. Amen focuses a lot on prevention of problems, especially those related to aging and the brain. As a former biochemist, his suggestions make sense and I have implemented them in my own life.
If you are on SSRIs (e.g. Zoloft), have ADD/ADHD or other issues, there is a lot of value added material about how certain supplements can be VERY helpful and as effective as some drugs. He also includes warnings where it is appropriate and they seem to lean on the conservatie side.
I don't have any reservations about this book or the credibility of the author. It's a "no brainer" decision from my perspective, I don't know of one that is better and I read a lot!
Learning How Our Brain Works.......2007-06-27
This is a scientific book written in layman's language about the functioning of the brain. It contains self tests to determine if the reader has any problem area. Then, suggestions for improvement are offered. Learned so much.
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The Cleveland Clinic Cardiology Board Review offers thorough preparation for board certification and recertification exams in cardiology. It is written by distinguished clinicians from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation's Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and based on the Cleveland Clinic Foundation's popular annual Intensive Review of Cardiology course. In 62 chapters, the book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of every area of contemporary cardiovascular medicine. Emphasis is on board relevant clinical material and accurate real-world clinical decision making. More than 400 illustrations and numerous tables facilitate quick review. Board-format questions with answers and explanations appear at the end of each section.
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The Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine is an illustrated, accessible guide to understanding what works and what doesnt in the world of complementary and alternative medicine, and how to put this information to use in your everyday life. For the first time, leading medical experts at world-renown Mayo Clinic are publishing a book that surveys the most important and popular therapies, remedies, procedures and practices of natural medicine, delivering you the facts, based on clinical experience and current research and testing. From acupuncture to yoga, Echinacea to St. Johns wort, and meditation to healing touch, Mayo Clinic provides answers to the most pressing questions people have about the effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine, and when its appropriate to use natural remedies in place of or in conjunction with traditional medicine. This guide also offers practical advice for treating common ailments and incorporating alternative treatments into yourand your familyslife. The book covers areas as diverse as simple products that can be worked into your daily menus (i.e. drinking green tea), to more specific natural practices like massage therapy and traditional Chinese medicine that can help address a specific health condition or improve your quality of life. This book explains how natural therapies and remedies, combined with traditional medicine, can provide you with the most well-rounded plan for dealing with your overall health and the health of your family.The Mayo Book of Alternative Medicine is your complete plan for safely and effectively incorporating natural remedies into your life.
Customer Reviews:
Good book but could be even better.......2007-07-07
This really deserves 3 1/2 stars. It is very good for what it includes, but should include a bit more. It mostly emphasizes cardiac health. Much of the information is well documented and available elsewhere.
But it does a very good job in presenting the material and making it understood by many people.
Know your expectations.......2007-05-19
The answer to the question "Is this book worth the money it costs?" greatly depends on what you expect to get from it. If you're looking for a reference guide for the so called "alternative therapies" (I'll use CAM for short henceforth), you probably should look someplace else. If you are a believer in CAM, looking for a scientific proof that CAM works, you might be disappointed. Although the book does list 20 conditions, which can be "helped" with CAM according to scientific studies, a closer look reveals that by "helps" they almost always mean "provides a temporary and mild relief for some superficial symptoms", namely: non-specific pain, nausea, stress, anxiety, depression, and high blood pressure. In my case, I was looking not for the information, but for another point of view. It's not difficult to find all the information in this book online, either in favor of CAM (mostly coming from practitioners), or against it (QuackWatch, SkepDic, NCAHF, CSICOP etc.), or even something more or less neutral, like NCCAM. After listening to all the sides I thought that Mayo Clinic, as a respectable medical institute, but with unusually liberal approach towards CAM, may provide a unique perspective on the matter. In this respect the book was more or less worth the money I paid for it. Two things soured the experience, however. First of all, the book isn't as comprehensive as I was hoping for. It contains a basic description of 25 popular types of "alternative therapy", as well as 59 common herbs, vitamins and minerals. This is a nice coverage, actually, but with hundreds of therapies and thousands of herbs out there (if not more) it's far too small to be a real compendium. I was hoping for at least twice as much. In particular, there is nothing about such famous (or infamous) things as colon cleansing and Philippine healers. One star off for this. There is a lot of information about healthy living, and just a handful of pages about the dangers of CAM and the quackery, but since I've found nothing there I didn't know already, it didn't affect my rating. Some people might find it useful, though. Another matter is more serious: deception. To my best knowledge (but who knows) they tell only the truth in the book, but definitely not the whole truth, which creates false impressions. For example, they speak of the idea of "putative energy" or "life-force" as a supposed basis of some "therapies", but never mention the fact that such concepts are extremely anti-scientific. People who aren't versed in science may take this silence as a sign that science, at the very least, doesn't deny the existence of such "energies", which is not true. A more disturbing example involves prayer. The book gives it a "green light" and says that a study (emphasis on "a") showed that prayer can change the course of some disease, yet never mentions all the other studies, including at least two performed by Mayo Clinic itself (!), which showed absolutely no benefit of prayer on healing. Whether prayer works or not, I find such glaring omission unacceptable. There are many other examples like this one, and even the choice of words is sometimes misleading ("study couldn't prove" instead of "study disproved", for example). Because I generally like and respect Mayo Clinic, I will take off only one more star for this, but I can't promise to be so nice next time.
Great book.......2007-03-08
Nice large easy to read, not too technical book. Good for anyone who wants to bridge traditional medicine with alternative treatments.
Disappointed.......2007-02-12
Very disappointed in how watered down the information in this book is...doesn't seem like the Mayo Clinic gave me any new information, and just scratched the surface on all that's available today. Wouldn't recommend to the serious reader, but a good place to start if you know absolutely nothing about health choices.
not enough depth, and possibly wrong sometimes.......2007-01-22
I think money and politics and the threat of lawsuits sometimes affects the how researchers present a therapy or drug as either safe or not. It seems they tend more to the safe side than not, at least that what it seems like. The book has a lot of nice pretty pictures, and for those who are rushed for time and don't want to take an indepth look at a particular drug or treatment, then I suppose this book is adequate. Although there are a lot of websites out there, imo, that have just as good information if not better. I was suprised that Soy was given a green light given the nature that high amounts of soy does contain a chemical in it that might be considered by some to not be beneficial. Definately a good book for some. But for the serious alternative medicine researcher, there is no substitute for reading as much as you can from just about every source you can.
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The Mother of All Pregnancy Books: The Ultimate Guide to Conception, Birth, and Everything In Between (U.S. Edition)
The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-to-Be, Second Edition
Eating for Pregnancy: An Essential Guide to Nutrition with Recipes for the Whole Family
What to Expect When You're Expecting, Third Edition
The Pregnancy Bible: Your Complete Guide to Pregnancy and Early Parenthood
