What to Expect When You're Expecting 4th Edition

I'm a Childbirth Educator. From that point of view, this book is just plain waste of money. There are plenty of other INTELLIGENT books that a pregnant woman SHOULD read. This one is very superficial, it gives you a sweet rosy picture of childbirth and doesn't really prepare you. How do I know? Because I read it from cover to cover and gained very little. Luckily for me, i didn't buy it, someone lent it to me. But now that i have read other better books, this one seems like an M&B compared to the others. I personally don't think that women should have a rosy picture but the real picture. Medically speaking, this book contains very little in explaining what really happens with giving birth and how to manage pain. Most importantly, it DOES NOT talk about how doctors fidget with your body and interfere, making it difficult to have a normal birth. They always push for a C-section by scaring women. This book doesn't talk about it. It is a very Western viewpoint of everything. Doesn't have the Indian context. I could recommend better reading material.

Beware: This book has a high negative score in other sites like amazon and goodreads. Read it before making a decision.
Apparently it speaks in too much detail and elaborately highlights rare complications which will lead to unwanted tension and paranoia.

Hi,

My wife is in her first month and I wanted to gift her a book on pregnancy that is when I bumped into "What To Expect When You're Expecting". Initially I was reluctant in buying this book after reading all negative reviews on Amazon. But I followed by gut feeling and when the book reached me "Bingo". Its like a bible for all the new mum's n dad's. It is a must book. Its a bank of information during pregnancy, answers all you questions.

I would suggest if you don't like something in this book just ignore it and take only what you need or feel good :)

As usual flipkart rocks it shipped my book in 24hrs and my wife is a big time fan of this book.

It is what we were looking for. This is ideal for first timers. This is a very good book and it was recommended by a close friend. We are in our sixth months and its really exciting for my wife as this book gives us a month by month detailed information on what is happening inside with the baby and the mother.

Thanks to Flipkart for the service which reached my friend as a gift.

About the book, read the reviews and gifted this to my friend who is on the way to family. This book describes each and every month of the 10 month pregnancy.

What will happen, how to react and such information makes this book a special one during the Pregnancy.

My friend liked the gift a lot and she confirms that it is very useful as a lecture every month.

So, I recommend this book.