{"product_id":"expecting-better-why-the-conventional-pregnancy-wisdom-is-wrong-and-what-you-really-need-to-know-9780143125709","title":"Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--And What You Really Need to Know","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Newly Revised for 2019* \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat to Expect When You're Expecting\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eFreakonomics\u003c\/i\u003e an award-winning economist disproves standard recommendations about pregnancy to empower women while they're expecting. From the author of \u003ci\u003eCribsheet\u003c\/i\u003e, a data-driven decision making guide to the early years of parenting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pregnancy--unquestionably one of the most pro-found, meaningful experiences of adulthood--can reduce otherwise intelligent women to, well, babies. Pregnant women are told to avoid cold cuts, sushi, alcohol, and coffee without ever being told \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e these are forbidden. Rules for prenatal testing are similarly unexplained. Moms-to-be desperately want a resource that empowers them to make their own right choices. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When award-winning economist Emily Oster was a mom-to-be herself, she evaluated the data behind the accepted rules of pregnancy, and discovered that most are often misguided and some are just flat-out wrong. Debunking myths and explaining everything from the real effects of caffeine to the surprising dangers of gardening, \u003ci\u003eExpecting Bettering \u003c\/i\u003eis the book for every pregnant woman who wants to enjoy a healthy and relaxed pregnancy--and the occasional glass of wine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143125709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.45h x 5.50w x 0.75d","brand":"Emily Oster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36634928382108,"sku":"9780143125709","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_17421e66-cba3-4888-a971-5cf0b2f12ca5.jpg?v=1603838042","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/expecting-better-why-the-conventional-pregnancy-wisdom-is-wrong-and-what-you-really-need-to-know-9780143125709","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}