Expectant Father: Facts, Tips, and Advice for Dads-to-be - Hardcover

Brott, Armin A.; Ash, Jennifer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0789205378 ISBN 13: 9780789205377

Publisher: Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S., 2001

Synopsis

This indespensible book explores the emotional, financial, and even physical changes the father-to-be may experience during his partner's pregnancy. Written in an easy-to-absorb format and filled with sound advice and practical tips for men on such topics as how to make sense of your conflicting emotions, how pregnancy affects your sex life, and how to start a college fund, this volume reassures, commiserates, and informs. It also incorporates the wisdom of top experts in the field, from obstetricians and birth-class instructors to psychologists and sociologists. This new edition features the latest research on many topics, from the reasons for premature birth to nutritional supplements. The finances section has been updated; advice for expectant adoptive fathers has been added throughout; information for fathers expecting twins and other multiples is included; and the resources section and bibliography have been considerably expanded. Illustrated throughout with New Yorker-style cartoons that will make even the most anxious father chuckle, this book is the essential reference for all expectant couples.

About this title

Synopsis:

Since it was first published several years ago, The Expectant Father has become the indisputable leader in its field. It is an information-packed, month-by-month guide to all the emotional, financial, and yes, even physical changes the father-to-be may experience during the course of his partner's pregnancy. Incorporating the wisdom of top experts in the field, from obstetricians and birth-class instructors to psychologists and sociologists, The Expectant Father is filled with sound advice and practical tips for men, including how to afford a pregnancy; how to juggle work and family roles; how to make sense of your conflicting emotions; what childbirth classes don't teach you; ways to support and encourage your partner throughout the pregnancy; how to start a college fund; how pregnancy affects your sex life; how to deal with the obstacles society places in the way of involved fathers.

In the revised and expanded second edition, authors Armin Brott and Jennifer Ash incorporate the latest statistics; update the Resources section to include the many relevant websites that have appeared since the first edition was published; introduce information for adoptive fathers-to-be; address the special concerns of fathers who are expecting twins, triplets, or more babies; and much more. The new edition, like the first, is illustrated with delightful cartoons that will keep even the most anxious fathers-to-be chuckling.

About the Author:

Armin Brott, author of The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year, The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the Toddler Years, and The Single Father: A Dad's Guide to Parenting Without a Partner, and a contributing writer to BabyTalk magazine, has written on fatherhood for the New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, the Washington Post, American Baby magazine, and many other periodicals. His weekly radio show on parenting is carried by one of the largest radio stations in the San Francisco Bay area. He and his family live in Berkeley, California. Jennifer Ash is the author of Tropical Style: Private Palm Beach and writes for Town and Country. She, her husband, and their son and daughter make their home in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0789205378
• ISBN 13: 9780789205377
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 271