9 Months In, 9 Months Out: A Scientist's Tale of Pregnancy and Parenthood Contributor(s): Lobue (Author) |
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ISBN: 0190863382 ISBN-13: 9780190863388 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $26.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Developmental - Child - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Couples & Family - Medical | Gynecology & Obstetrics |
Dewey: 306.874 |
LCCN: 2018036225 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (1.00 lbs) 320 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Expertise can explain the science of what's happening to a fetus or a baby throughout development, but all the science in the world can't tell you what it feels like to have a baby: the pang of morning sickness, the pain of labor, the excitement of birth, and the joy that comes from seeing your baby's first smile. 9 Months In, 9Months Out explores what we actually experience in the nine months of pregnancy and the nine months that follow. As a professor of infant and child development, author Vanessa LoBue had certain expectations about how pregnancy and motherhood would go. Experiencing it was a different story. As she learned, the first few months of parenthood are much harder than anyone tells you. Written month-to-month in real time as LoBue proceeded through pregnancy and first-time parenthood, 9 Months In, 9 Months Out integrates science and infant development with the personal journey involved in becoming a parent. LoBue also takes a researcher's lens to issues that are top of mind for new parents: breastfeeding, the sleep training controversy, gender development, the science (or lack thereof) behind the link between vaccinations and autism, and the debate over screen time. |