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What to believe when you're expecting : a new look at old wives' tales in pregnancy / Jonathan Schaffir.
Pregnant women encounter advice from many directions about how to have a healthy pregnancy -- not only from health care providers, but from relatives, friends, and the Internet. Some of these pieces of advice (on topics that range from inducing labor to telling the baby's gender to improving breastfeeding) have been handed down from woman to woman for generations, and don't appear in any medical textbooks. Dr. Jonathan Schaffir explores the origins of these old wives' tales, and examines the medical evidence that proves which ones may be useful and which ones are just entertaining. On topics ranging from getting pregnant to the best way to recover from childbirth, the book settles the questions of what a woman should believe when she hears such advice.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781538102077
- ISBN: 1538102072
- Physical Description: vii, 161 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Getting pregnant -- Choosing a baby's gender -- Gender prediction -- Food aversions and -- Prenatal influences -- Length of pregnancy -- Inducing labor -- Easing labor -- After birth -- Breastfeeding -- Afterthoughts and conclusions. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Pregnancy > Popular works. |
Available copies
- 8 of 8 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Co PL - North Vernon | 618.2 SCH (Text) | 30653001411362 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Kendallville PL - Kendallville Main Branch | WELLNESS PREGNANCY Schaffir (Text) | 37516002033422 | AdultNF Wellness | Available | - |
| Lowell PL - Lowell | 618.2 SCHAFF (Text) | 33113034165235 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Monticello-Union Twp PL - Monticello | NF HEALTH DEVELOP SCHAFFIR (Text) | 37743002247395 | NF HEALTH | Available | - |
| Mooresville PL - Mooresville | 618.2 SCH (Text) | 37323005324077 | NONFIC | Available | - |
| Pike Co PL - Petersburg Main Library | 618.29 SCHA (Text) | 38650833380015 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Porter County PL - Portage Public Library | 618.2 SCHAF (Text) | 33410014612271 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Spencer Co PL - Rockport Main Library | 618.2 SCH (Text) | 70741000147126 | Adult Non Fiction | Available | - |
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- Rowman and Littllefield
Pregnant women encounter advice from many directions about how to have a healthy pregnancy â not only from health care providers, but from relatives, friends, and the Internet. Some of these pieces of advice (on topics that range from inducing labor to telling the babyâs gender to improving breastfeeding) have been handed down from woman to woman for generations, and donât appear in any medical textbooks. Dr. Jonathan Schaffir explores the origins of these old wivesâ tales, and examines the medical evidence that proves which ones may be useful and which ones are just entertaining. On topics ranging from getting pregnant to the best way to recover from childbirth, the book settles the questions of what a woman should believe when she hears such advice. - Rowman and Littllefield
When a woman is pregnant, she may hear no end of old wivesâ tales, folklore, and advice on what will affect her baby or what will help her pregnancy to go well. Schaffir reviews the origins and the variety of these old tales and advice, repeated generation after generation, and helps women decide which bits they can believe.
