The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-to-Be, Second Edition | 
| Author: Armin A. Brott
Publisher: Abbeville Press
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Pages: 271
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0789205386
Dewey Decimal Number: 649.10242
EAN: 9780789205384
ASIN: 0789205386
Publication Date: May 2001
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An information-packed guide to all the emotional, financial and physical changes the father-to-be may experience during the course of his partner's pregnancy. Incorporating the wisdom of top experts in the field, from obstetricians and birth-class instructors to psychologists and sociologists, this book is filled with sound advice and practical tips for men, as well as New Yorker-style cartoons that will keep anxious fathers-to-be chuckling.
Book Description
This invaluable audiobook explores the emotional, financial, and even physical changes the father-to-be may experience during his partner's pregnancy. Brott's advice is easy-to-absorb and filled with practical tips for men on such topics as how to make sense of your conflicting emotions, how pregnancy affects your sex life, what childbirth classes don't teach you, and how to start a college fund. He also incorporates the wisdom of top experts in the field, from obstetricians and birth-class instructors to psychologists and sociologists. Based on the latest edition of The Expectant Father, Brott covers new research on many topics from the reasons for premature births to nutritional supplements. There is advice on finances; guidance for adoptive, expectant fathers; and information for expectant fathers of multiples--twins, triplets. Practically organized in month-by-month segments, this audiobook also includes a bonus 24-page booklet with easy-reference technical information, charts, and graphs. Although uniquely targeted towards fathers, The Expectant Father is sure to give moms fresh insights as well. Witty and wise, this audiobook is the essential reference for all expectant couples. Format: 10 audio CDs, 9 hours
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 The Expectant Father May 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I can honestly say that this is the best resource I've read outside my exsisting nursing literature on this subject. It gives you the basic do's and don'ts (many of which are common sense), and it does an over all solid job explaining the stages of labor. I'm not an OB nurse, therefore much of what I read took me back to nursing school and I began remembering old test questions (thank God those days are over). Now any prudent nurse would tell you that if you don't currently work in the OB field (and I don't) you are not an expert in that field (and I'm not). Therefore, I read this book with anticipation to learn, and with my pride kicked to the corner learn I did.
I did in fact learn a few things I didn't know previously, and I refreshed myself on subjects I studied two years ago (I can call it a refresher because technically I never missed one OB question in nursing school, OK maybe my pride wasn't totally kicked to the corner). At any rate I really found this book to be informative, light, and accomplishing it's goal without talking down to the reader. All this in 249 pages (not bad). Do I think this is all you'll need to read? HECK NO... You need birthing classes, you need to read other books, and you need to keep learning. But I can say this is a fantastic introduction and it's definately worth your time.
Bottom Line: A great resource and a worthy read. Just don't think you will get everything you need on this subject from one book. That book doesn't exsist....
Good but wordy May 8, 2008
This is a great book for expectant fathers- it is a bit wordy, so if your partner is not naturally a reader, you may want something else. It does address topics such as finances, fatherhood worries, and mother-in-laws.
Perfect for both parents May 5, 2008
My husband had this book bought as a gift. He's finished the whole thing as I just started my 8 month. He loved it. It had such good information in it he's referred to several of his friends and strangers we've come across. A few pages he made me read about what to pack and what to expect during delivery at the hospital. Excellent book!
Good source of quick (and in-depth) information April 28, 2008
The format of the book is particularily helpful in that it presents the reader with the quick, down-and-dirty information that one is looking for, but also digs a bit deeper. So far, I have found the timing of the information to be perfect with regard to what I am looking for and which concerns may arise with regard to gestational timing.
This is my first child, so the information is especially appreciated.
 Sadly, a bit outdated April 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It wasn't until I made it quite far into the book that I realized that a lot of it just seemed a bit outdated. And then I checked the date it was published - 2001. This book is in serious need of an update! Certainly, there is a lot of valuable advice that shouldn't be discounted, but there is much that has changed that relying merely on this book for us guys is not a good thing. The book does a very good job talking about what partners go through during the pregnancy and I am sure many of us can relate.
OTOH, there are some areas in the book that the authors probably weren't well qualified to discuss. For instance, there is a chapter on finance and money. The authors try to make a case or should we say gratuitous advertisement promoting financial planners. The last sentence of the chapter about sums it up:
"So, unless you're a financial planner, stockbroker or insurance agent yourself, you've probably got no business making major financial decisions without advice."
This is about the biggest bunch of BS in the book. Personally, I have never had the need to spend/waste money on a financial planner and have done just fine. In fact, I know of too many folks who have gotten burned by financial planners. All I can say is buyer beware. It doesn't take much effort to learn about investing and you will be better off.
The book casually discusses C-sections and merely shrugs off the fact that 30% of births in the US end this way. The authors neglect to mention that the US has one of the worse rates of C-sections in developed countries and that the rate has risen from less than 5% to over 30% in the last 30 years. Regardless of how you and your partner choose to have your baby, you will be doing yourself a big favor watching a wonderful documentary called "The Business of Being Born". This documentary discusses many of the factors that have led to countless numbers of C-sections, an overwhelming majority of which were unnecessary. Hospitals make huge bucks from the meds such as Pitocin, and possibility of getting to do a C-section that it is amazing when a new mom can escape with a total natural birth void of any of these.
I will give the authors credit for recommending Doulas, which is some of the best advice in the book.
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