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Title: This is a terrible book
Review: I read this book during my first pregnancy and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone -- I have a hard time believing it makes the bestseller list. There are three basic problems with this book. First, it promotes a philosophy that you are actively in control of the outcome of the pregnancy, as if pregnancy complications can be eliminated by being a control freak during pregnancy. Second, rather than being informative or reassuring it sent me to my doctor TWICE for no good reason, after reading the Q&A section for the month. Finally the diet recommend is much stricter than required for any normal pregnancy...no doubt if you can follow it you will be healthier, but pregnancy is a time of high stress and this book is only going to add to it. I would recommend "The Well Pregnancy Book" over "What to Expect".
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