title: Great Expectations: Your All-in-One Resource for Pregnancy & Childbirth
author:  Sandy Jones 
description: A consumer-friendly book filled with great womens quotes, helpful information and tips for pregnant women and new families. -- <i>Maureen Corry, Executive Director, Maternity Center Association</i><br /><br />Emotions, physical changes, lifestyle changes, baby development, its all there. Get ready: It will get dog-eared from all your reading. -- <i>Peg Moline, Editor-in-Chief, Fit Pregnancy</i><br /><br />Fun, readable and full of good information. Helps to make the normal discomforts of pregnancy worth the bother! -- <i>Sharon Schindler Rising, MSN, CNM, FACNM, Founder and Executive Director, The Centering Pregnancy &amp; Parenting Association</i><br /><br />Should be on everyone's recommended reading list! If you read only one book during your pregnancy, this MUST be it. -- <i>Connie Livingston BS, RN, FACCE, CD(DONA), CCCE, CLD, Birthsource.com</i><br /><br />The style of writing is clear, warm and very supportive. The breadth is terrific. A great reference for any question. -- <i>Ann Stadtler, MSN, CPNP, Director of the Brazelton Touchpoint Center at The Childrens Hospital, Boston</i>
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