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The basics: The subtitle of Expecting Better really says it all: why the conventional pregnancy wisdom is wrong--and what you really need to know. Emily Oster is a health economist, and in this book she offers up her analysis of what the data behind the pregnancy rules (the good, bad and unnecess...

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Finally an opinion free, data driven look at everything you've ever heard about pregnancy but never got an explanation of. Beginning with conception and following the development of new life through delivery, Oster offers an easy to understand take on academically sound studies and distills overw...

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When economist Emily Oster became pregnant with her first child, she soon found herself frustrated with the lack of and quality of data behind the pregnancy rules her obstetrician gave her to follow. For example, who decided pregnant women shouldn't eat deli meat and why? Emily set out to find th...

from being_b

As a social scientist and newly pregnant woman, I really appreciated this evidence-based approach to managing health and decision-making during pregnancy. And the author didn't once refer to me as "Mommy." Many thumbs up, highly recommended.

from nomadreader

The basics: The subtitle of Expecting Better really says it all: why the conventional pregnancy wisdom is wrong--and what you really need to know. Emily Oster is a health economist, and in this book she offers up her analysis of what the data behind the pregnancy rules (the good, bad and unnecess...