What to Expect When You Expect is a pregnancy guide, now in the fifth edition, written by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel and published by Workman Publishing. Originally published in 1984, this book consistently tops the Best Sellers list in the New York Times in the cover suggestion category, is one of USA Today's most 25 Books Influential "from the last 25 years and has been described as" the bible of American pregnancy ". In 2008, more than 14.5 million copies were printed. According to USA Today , 93 percent of all pregnant women who read pregnancy guidelines read What to Expect When You Expect . In 2012, What to Expect When You Expect has been adapted into a film released by Lionsgate.
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Format
This book presents suggestions in question and answer format. It proceeds chronologically from the moment a woman first begins to suspect pregnancy, through each of the nine months (with one chapter devoted to each), and to the postpartum period. The beginning of each chapter summarizes the general physical and emotional changes and symptoms experienced by women, and provides information about what women can expect when visiting their doctor or midwife during the examination. Also included at the beginning of each chapter is a section entitled "A Look Inside" which features images of altered female anatomy and embryos that develop later fetuses. Additional information in the section entitled "What You May Know" and "What's Important to Know" are designed to address a variety of issues, problems and trends.
Each edition includes important nutritional information that addresses calorie intake, maintains a balanced diet and provides sample recipes. The latest edition includes a complete nutrition plan.
This Appendix lists additional sources of information and resources including government organizations, associations and foundations.
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Origin of the book
Author Heidi Murkoff cites his own search for information during his first pregnancy as a motivation to develop What to Expect When You Expect . Murkoff collaborated with his mother Arlene Eisenberg, a freelance journalist and sister Sandee Hathway, a nurse while developing a pregnancy guide.
Controversy
What to Expect When You Expect has been criticized for promoting paranoia and fear among pregnant women as it focuses on its very strict dietary complications and dietary guidelines. Murkoff also has no medical training and has been criticized further for stating he asked obstetricians to comment on the manuscript only at the end of the process of writing and editing. With the publication of the first book in 1984, one of the reasons it was perceived as problematic was because of many old and unrevised prints in the public circulation. Although words are revised with each new edition to respond to criticism, older copies are inherited by women to their peers.
Related title
The author went on to develop the What to Expect series:
- What to Eat When You Expect (1986)
- What to Expect: First Year (1989)
- What to Expect: Toddler Year (1994)
- What to Expect at Bedtime (2000)
- What to Expect When New Home Comes (2001)
- What to Expect: Pregnancy Planner (2002)
- What to Expect: The Babysitter Handbook (2003)
- What to Expect at Preschool (2003)
- What to Expect When Mommy Has Baby (2004)
- What to Expect: Eating Well When You Expect (2005: following up What to Eat When You Expect )
- What to Expect: Pregnancy Journal & amp; Organizer (2007)
- What to Expect Before You Expect (2009)
- What to Expect: Second Year (2011)
Additional educational efforts
In 2000, the author, and former publishing executive Lisa Bernstein founded the What to Expect Foundation which expressed its mission to help low-income families expect healthy pregnancies, safe deliveries and happy babies. The Foundation reports that millions of poor women do not have access to a comprehensive free pregnancy guide that leads to the development of "Basic Baby" a book and educational program that provides prenatal health knowledge.
Movie adaptation
Although this book does not contain the storyline, Lionsgate adapts What to Expect When You Expect to a movie of the same name directed by Kirk Jones. It features an ensemble herder starring Jennifer Lopez, Cameron Diaz, Elizabeth Banks, Anna Kendrick, Chris Rock, Brooklyn Decker, Rodrigo Santoro, Rob Huebel, Chace Crawford and Matthew Morrison. The film was released on May 18, 2012.
References
External links
- Official website
- Official website
- The contents of the Library of Congress
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