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Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care
8th Edition
by Benjamin Spock
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Paperback: 992 pages
Publisher: Pocket; 8 (June 01 2004)
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Chapter 1: Before Your Child Is Born
Fetal development. When you think of all the incredible changes that go into turning a fertilized egg into a newborn baby, how can you not feel awe? By the time most women realize they're pregnant, about five weeks after their last menstrual period

Chapter 1: Delivery
What kind of delivery do you want? Parenting is about choices, and one of the first you will be asked to make is the kind of childbirth you'd prefer. In the old days, there wasn't a lot of choice.

Chapter 1: Things You'll Need
Buying things ahead of time. Some parents don't feel like buying anything until they have their baby. The idea that shopping for things ahead of time might cause the pregnancy to come to a bad end is common in many cultures.



Book Description

The Classic Handbook — Completely Up-To-Date

For generations, parents across the world have relied on Dr. Spock's expert pediatric advice. Now, In this fully revised edition of his timeless bestseller, you'll find all the information you need to meet the changes and challenges of childrearing in the new millennium — including entirely new chapters about international adoption, coping with terrorism and disasters, college planning, autism, and other such topics as:

  • breast-feeding: the latest research, approaches, and techniques
  • common medical-care Q&A
  • talking to your child about sex, drugs, and disease
  • immunizations, vitamins, and nutrition
  • learning, behavioral, and physical disorders
  • dental and vision care
  • raising nonviolent children, teaching tolerance
  • blended families
  • gay and lesbian parenting
  • first aid and injury prevention

... and more. With all-new glossaries of medical terms and common medications, and an updated list of resources, this invaluable guide is the next best thing to Dr. Spock's #1 rule of parenting: "Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do."

About the Author

Benjamin Spock, M.D.

Benjamin Spock, M.D., practiced pediatrics in New York City from 1933 to 1947. He then became a medical teacher and researcher at the Mayo Clinic, the University of Pittsburgh, and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. The author of eleven books, he was a political activist for causes that vitally affect children: disarmament, day care, schooling, housing, and medical care for all.

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