▁sound , ▁yet ▁not ▁alarm ist . ▁The ▁author ▁used ▁personal ▁an ec d otes , ▁questions ▁from ▁her ▁students , ▁and ▁medical ▁information ▁to ▁both ▁educ ate ▁and ▁re ass ure ▁pre gn ant ▁women . ▁The ▁tone ▁of ▁support ▁and ▁encourag ement ▁is ▁what ▁she ▁felt ▁was ▁missing ▁from ▁other ▁books ▁on ▁the ▁subject . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁The ▁Joy ▁of ▁P reg n ancy ▁Book ▁Site ▁T ori ▁K ro pp ' s ▁Author ▁Page ▁Inter view ▁with ▁T ori ▁K ro pp ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁family ▁and ▁parent ing ▁writers ▁Category : American ▁health ▁and ▁well ness ▁writers ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Ré j ane ▁Mag lo ire ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 4 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Cong ol ese – American ▁singer , ▁model , ▁and ▁actress . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Ré j ane ▁Mag lo ire ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁in ▁Z aire ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo ), ▁but ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁United ▁States . ▁She ▁studied ▁Western ▁classical ▁music ▁with ▁heavy ▁emphas is ▁on ▁opera ▁singing . ▁Her ▁father ▁is ▁H ait ian ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁Polish . ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁actress , ▁Mag lo ire ▁had ▁early ▁expos ure ▁on ▁television ▁in ▁commer ci als ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁Sam anth a , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Short ▁Circ us , ▁on ▁the