The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-to-BeThis indispensable book explores the emotional, financial, and even physical changes the father-to-be may experience during his partner's pregnancy. Written in an easy-to-absorb format and filled with sound advice and practical tips for men on such topics as how to make sense of your conflicting emotions, how pregnancy affects your sex life, and how to start a college fund, this volume reassures, commiserates, and informs. It also incorporates the wisdom of top experts in the field, from obstetricians and birth-class instructors to psychologists and sociologists. This new edition features the latest research on many topics, from the reasons for premature births to nutritional supplements. The finances section has been updated; advice for expectant adoptive fathers has been added throughout; information for fathers expecting twins and other multiples is included; and the resources section and bibliography have been considerably expanded. Illustrated throughout with New Yorker-style cartoons that will make even the most anxious father chuckle, this book is the essential reference for all expectant couples. |
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User Review - BrianFannin - LibraryThingNice book, mostly owing to its focus on the particular concerns of expectant fathers. The subject of birth and parenting is most often regarded as an issue which only holds interest for women. If you're a man who disagrees with that, you'll find the book very empowering. Read full review
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User Review - walterqchocobo - LibraryThingThere aren't many books out there that focus on to-be dads and this one seems to be one of the first. I didn't learn a ton of new things but the authors did package the common sense stuff together in ... Read full review
Contents
Introduction | 9 |
THE 2D MONTH LABOR DELIVERY 141 | 42 |
III MONTH FATHERING TODAY 188 | 64 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-to-Be Facts, Tips and Advice for Fathers-To-Be |
| Authors | Armin A. Brott, Jennifer Ash |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Abbeville Press, Incorporated, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0789204177, 9780789204172 |
| Length | 224 pages |
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