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Before Your Pregnancy: A 90-Day Guide for Couples on How to Prepare for a Healthy Conception [Paperback]

Amy Ogle (Author), Lisa Mazzullo (Author)
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This valuable pre-pregnancy resource should be welcomed by prospective parents. Ogle, a dietician, exercise physiologist, and personal trainer, and Mazzullo (OB-GYN, Northwestern Univ. Medical Sch.) recognized that while the importance of optimal health during pregnancy is widely acknowledged, relatively little information is available to consumers about the significant 90 days that precede conception. Stressing that preconception counseling is relevant for all couples, not just those who may be "high risk," the authors present clear and realistic advice about a range of subjects relating to the smooth delivery of a healthy baby. Among the topics covered are women's health and gynecological well-being, nutrition, fitness evaluation and exercises, men's issues, medications and herbs (which are "baby-friendly"?), and emotional, environmental, and financial issues. Interspersed throughout the readable text are numerous checklists, tables of important facts and practical advice, and patient vignettes. Parents-to-be who read this book will approach parenthood with increased knowledge and self-confidence. Highly recommended for all public libraries and consumer health collections.
Linda M.G. Katz, Drexel Univ. Health Sciences Libs., Philadelphia
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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“This book represents a substantial contribution to understanding the developing issues in the field of preconception.  Amy Ogle and Lisa Mazzullo have written an insightful and well-researched handbook for couples seeking to maximize their likelihood of having a healthy pregnancy.  The practical information contained in this book will guide couples on their journey to creating healthy babies.”
–NICOLE GIANGREGORIO, B.S., L.C.C.E., C.L.E.
March of Dimes

“This book provides an excellent path to good health on the road to pregnancy. It will be particularly informative to patients challenged by infertility and serve as a ready reference guide to their health.”
–PAUL W. ZARUTSKIE, M.D.
The Zarutskie Fertility and Endocrine Institute

“A source of information all prospective parents will be pleased to assess. It is extremely comprehensive in the variety of topics and the depth of information provided.”
–SADIE B. SACKS, R.N., M.S.N.
Director, Region 8
Regional Perinatal
and California Diabetes/Pregnancy Programs
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars not so good, April 1 2004
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This review is from: Before Your Pregnancy: A 90-Day Guide for Couples on How to Prepare for a Healthy Conception (Paperback)
I really wanted to like this book. I wasn't even expecting it to have lots of information that I didn't already know, having done a ton of research myself in my role as fertility counselor, but thought that it would be slightly helpful at least. It was not. It was instead incomplete and incorrect.

Conclusions made are inconsistent - thing A is to be treated with caution because its safety for pregnant women is unproven, whereas thing B is considered safe because it has never been shown to cause problems. Where is the logic here? There is no difference between "never been shown to cause problems" and "safety unproven". And if there is a difference in the proven safety of these two things, it should be stated explicitly rather than left at these two vague comments.

Some statements are just plain incorrect. For example, it is stated that ovulation is the day of the basal body temperature rise, when in fact the temperature rise usually occurs the day following ovulation. Also, intercourse on this day is stated to give the best chance of conception. This is incorrect whichever way you look at it - intercourse on the day of the temperature rise is usually too late (being the day after ovulation, the egg is often dead by then), and intercourse on the day of ovulation is still not the best timing (for those who are interested, intercourse the day before ovulation is best, although difficult to time). I have to wonder what other "facts" in this book are downright wrong.

Finally, conclusions are drawn without sharing the information used to make them. It is claimed that a woman who has no immunity to rubella must get vaccinated, stating that the potential risks of the vaccine far outweigh the benefits. Nowhere is it mentioned that an adult woman receiving the rubella vaccine has much higher risk of serious medical conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and thrombocytopenia, and that according to the CDC the incidence of rubella in the US is extremely low. Whether or not the benefits of this vaccine outweigh the risks is something for women to decide for themselves, with all pertinent information.

Now, I would expect a book written by two doctors to side more often with medical gospel than not, but I was very surprised by the lack of portrayal of the other side of the issues. Or more to the point, that some things were treated as complete non-issues: women are encouraged to run right out and get the flu and chicken pox shots, with no mention of their risks or efficacy.

I should say that I did find the information on weight, diet, and exercise to be very thorough and mostly consistent with other reading I have done. Still, I simply cannot recommend this book.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Best preconception book, Feb 10 2004
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This review is from: Before Your Pregnancy: A 90-Day Guide for Couples on How to Prepare for a Healthy Conception (Paperback)
I spent 3 hours in the bookstore looking at different conception and pregnancy books. I found a lot of real good books but found that I would have to buy about 4 or 5 books to get all the information I got from this book. This touches on all aspects including financial, emotional, and physical readiness for pregnancy. It is also very easy to reference back to because of the format. I am yet to find another book as good as this.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Preconception Resource, Mar 4 2003
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This review is from: Before Your Pregnancy: A 90-Day Guide for Couples on How to Prepare for a Healthy Conception (Paperback)
I highly recommend this book for anyone thinking about having a baby. There aren't very many preconception books to make you aware of what you need to know long before you get pregnant. "Before Your Pregnancy" is comprehensive, detailed, and easy to read. It includes scenarios of real people in real-life situations. One reviewer mentioned that it doesn't give you a thorough conception "how-to" guide, and she's basically right, but really, there are lots of conception guides. This book really fills the need for women and couples who want to plan a future child as carefully and conscientiously as possible, people who "want to have their ducks in a row." I found the information on vitamins and on physical health particularly informative. If you think you might start trying to conceive in 3 months or 6 months or even a year, buy this book to help you get the best start!!
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