Do Chocolate Lovers Have Sweeter Babies?: The Surprising Science of Pregnancy - Softcover

Jena Pincott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0285641131 ISBN 13: 9780285641136

Publisher: Souvenir Press Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

Jena Pincott writes about the quirky, under-the-radar side of science and, while pregnant, found herself wondering how her baby s gestation might tinker with her body and how her body was shaping the future development of her unborn child. She started to ask questions that her doctors couldn t always answer and uncovered unexpected answers in scientific journals. Why do thinner women have more daughters? What do foetuses actually learn when they eavesdrop? How does Grandma s diet affect her unborn grandchild? Drawing on her scientific background Jena Pincott writes about the hidden science of pregnancy. Here is a fascinating supplement to the typical maternity guide, delving into biology, neuroscience, evolutionary psychology and epigenetics, Do Chocolate Lovers Have Sweeter Babies gives a deeper understanding to what is physically, and psychologically, happening to a woman during pregnancy. Where does the maternal instinct come from? Does stress sharpen your baby s mind or dull it? What mind control chemicals are in breast milk, sweat and tears? It will satisfy every pregnant woman s curiosity about life s most mysterious process through the newest, most interesting and, sometimes, controversial discoveries being made by science.

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Review:

No chapter of human life attracts more curiosity and wonder than pregnancy... Jena Pincott uses the latest medical understanding to answer once and for all some of the biggest mysteries and misconceptions of this extraordinary time. --Daily Mail

A fun take on the traditional pregnancy book... with lots of unusual information... A great read... It really gives you an understanding about what s happening to you, both physically and psychologically. --Pregnancy & Birth

The truth behind pregnancy myths... Why does labour always start in the early hours? And can the shape of your bump tell if you re having a boy or girl? ... Do Chocolate Lovers Have Sweeter Babies? looks at these and other old wives tales about pregnancy and childbirth and tries to see if there is any truth behind the urban legends. --Reveal

Book Description:

"Where Baby Mama meets the Discovery Channel, a bright book of brain candy about the wild science behind pregnancy"--

About this edition

• Publisher: Souvenir Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0285641131
• ISBN 13: 9780285641136
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288