Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.2
EAN: 9780300113242
ISBN: 0300113242
Label: Yale University Press
Manufacturer: Yale University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 584
Publication Date: 2008-05-08
Publisher: Yale University Press
Studio: Yale University Press

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent Advice for Working Moms
Comment: If you are mom-to-be on the job this book is must have! What Greenfield has done is skillfully weave a complete pregnancy, birth, and postpartum guide with all the tricks of the trade working moms want to know for how to successfully combine career and pregnancy. In addition to very well written sections on prenatal health info, readers will also learn how to handle such issues as maternity clothing choices, spreading the good news to coworkers, and dealing with backache while at work. Especially helpful are sections dealing with job rights for pregnant women, how to negotiate a maternity leave (and what current law says about maternity leave), and tips for breastfeeding at work. Greenfield also includes numerous quotes from real working women about how they survived pregnancy. She includes interviews with women from many different walks of life -- from a Fed Ex delivery driver to former Governor of Massachusetts Jane Swift! I have to say, as a former resident of Massachusetts, I was fascinated by how honest Swift was about her experiences while pregnant with twins -- and serving as Lt. Governor. It made for captivating reading. All these first person stories add to the book's chatty, warm tone.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great reference and easy to read!
Comment: This is a wonderful book that helps guide the journey from preconception through pregnancy and beyond. It answers all of your questions about trying to find the balance between work and being a Mom. You won't find a better reference for expectant Moms out there. It has great (sometimes funny) tips given in quotes throughout the book from Mom's in all different types of work environments. It has all the important information from the doctor's standpoint but it also fun to read and won't put you to sleep. I have already recommended this book to all of my girlfriends and family members.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: great resource!
Comment: This book fills a valuable niche in the spectrum of pregnancy books. It provides everything the working woman needs to get through the whole process, from planning the pregnancy to delivery to working out post partum logistics. It assumes that the reader is a thinking, rationale person and provides sound medical advice but also has a warm and pleasant voice. Great read and very necessary!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Yes! Finally!
Comment: You known how sometimes when you read a novel you just skip down the page reading the conversation in quotes? I did the same thing with this one because the quotes from other working moms were so entertaining. They really flesh out the main points and also show the variety of normal experience. I also loved, loved, loved the first chapter--the quiz about "Are You (Even) Ready to Have a Baby". Lots of working women aren't sure.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Complete and Realistic guide to pregnancy
Comment: Dr. Greenfield's book is a complete informative book that provides pertinent information and comfort to those women considering or experiencing pregnancy.
Her facts are accurate and reflect the latest "state-of-the-art" medical and technical knowledge.
She addresses issues about the human emotional element that are sometimes forgotten in books of this nature.
I highly recommend this book to all women of child-bearing age.

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