This completely updated, expanded and re-designed edition of the authoritative, award-winning and complete pregnancy 'bible' is now more readable, more attractive and more up-to-date than ever. If you buy only one childbirth book, this is the one. It offers a wealth of information about pregnancy, birth, the postnatal period and how to care for your newborn baby. Parents love this book because it puts them in control; experts love it because it is based on the latest medical research.