Dr. Ruth's Pregnancy Guide for Couples: Love, Sex and Medical Facts by Dr. Westheimer, Westheimer Dr, Amos Grunebaum

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The world's best known sex therapist joins her unique brand of advice with the expertise of a highly regarded obstetrician/gynecologist to bring expectant couples a combination of sound medical information and advice on intimacy and sex throughout pregnancy and after.

Pregnancy is a time of excitement and enormous change, and many couples have questions about sex during pregnancy. These questions, along with the pressures of impending parenthood, can lead to a decline in physical and emotional intimacy.

Starting before conception, Drs. Westheimer and Grunebaum advise couples on how to take the first serious steps towards parenthood; offer suggestions on how to make conception fun and stress-free; explore the physical and emotional changes of each trimester; and offer advice on maintaining a good emotional and sexual relationship throughout the pregnancy. The authors cover issues such as pre-conception health tips for both parents, sexual positions for optimal comfort in each trimester, problempregnancies, creating a birth plan and choosing a hospital. Reassuring, honest and forthright, Dr. Ruth's Pregnancy Guide for Couples will help new families adjust to the enormous changes a new baby can bring, and allow parents the chance to enjoy each other, as well as their children, for years to come.

Library Journal

Westheimer, probably the best-known sex therapist in the world, joins forces with Grunebaum, a respected obstetrician-gynecologist, to present a positive, factual, and modern approach to intimacy and childbirth. Their book is a compendium of sound information for couples as they plan for and experience conception, pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood. The doctors explore the physical and emotional developments of each trimester and offer tips on preserving a healthy lifestyle--emotionally and sexually as well as physically--during pregnancy. Dr. Ruth's unique personality is evident, especially in discussions of "good sex" and in the "Ask Dr. Ruth" columns interspersed throughout the narrative. Examples of other issues are designing a birth plan, choosing the right hospital, and dealing with problem pregnancies. Noteworthy because it is written with both parents in mind, this paperback is recommended for individual purchase and consumer health collections.--Linda M.G. Katz, MCP Hahnemann Univ., Philadelphia Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

Booknews

A sex therapist and an obstetrician join their expertise to bring expectant couples medical information and advice on sex and intimacy throughout pregnancy and after. Starting before conception, chapters walk the couple through all stages of pregnancy, passing on frank advice about the rewards of maintaining physical and emotional intimacy during pregnancy. Includes Dr. Ruth's answers to commonly asked questions, and patient case studies. Emphasis is on the medical mainstream, with no mention of home birth. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

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