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Covers everything a first time father-to-be will want to know about pregnancy Junior Pregnancy & Baby magazine Excellent advice and information on everything from options on the type of birth and medical interventions, to being the partner's voice during the birth Relate Magazine When the average American male sees the telltale blue line on a pregnancy indicator, the first thing that crosses his mind isn't likely the number of nappies in his future or missed nights out with his mates at the pub. Yet these are the worries that occupy the refreshingly honest, and utterly British, author of this informative guide to one of life's greatest adventures. The sheer otherness of this pregnancy handbook might be just the key to easing blokes into reading about what to expect during their partner's pregnancy. True, there's the world of difference between British socialist medicine and our American system, but the basics of how a baby develops through the three trimesters remains the same, as do the down and dirty details of labor. Smith tackles these topics with self-deprecating humor but also with a surprising amount of detailed knowledge. His book is a natural gift for expectant fathers, and even mothers-to-be may be entertained as Smith moves chronologically from conception to the earliest postpartum days, covering topics like breast-feeding and what to do if things don't go as planned. He breaks the information down into digestible segments that never exceed two pages and that have witty headings like Big Belly, Big Toes or The Crowning Glory. Men who pick up this book expecting to give it a halfhearted skim may very well find themselves hooked by Smith's anecdotes and the casual, addictive way he dispenses knowledge. Publishers Weekly (c) Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

"""Covers everything a first time father-to-be will want to know about pregnancy"" Junior Pregnancy & Baby magazine ""Excellent advice and information on everything from options on the type of birth and medical interventions, to being the partner's voice during the birth"" Relate Magazine ""When the average American male sees the telltale blue line on a pregnancy indicator, the first thing that crosses his mind isn't likely the number of ""nappies"" in his future or missed nights out with his ""mates"" at the pub. Yet these are the worries that occupy the refreshingly honest, and utterly British, author of this informative guide to one of life's greatest adventures. The sheer otherness of this pregnancy handbook might be just the key to easing ""blokes"" into reading about what to expect during their partner's pregnancy. True, there's the world of difference between British socialist medicine and our American system, but the basics of how a baby develops through the three trimesters remains the same, as do the down and dirty details of labor. Smith tackles these topics with self-deprecating humor but also with a surprising amount of detailed knowledge. His book is a natural gift for expectant fathers, and even mothers-to-be may be entertained as Smith moves chronologically from conception to the earliest postpartum days, covering topics like breast-feeding and what to do if things don't go as planned. He breaks the information down into digestible segments that never exceed two pages and that have witty headings like ""Big Belly, Big Toes"" or ""The Crowning Glory."" Men who pick up this book expecting to give it a halfhearted skim may very well find themselves hooked by Smith's anecdotes and the casual, addictive way he dispenses knowledge."" Publishers Weekly (c) Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved."

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Jon Smith is the internationally published, best-selling author of 13 non-fiction titles and one novel for children. He also writes YA fantasy, gothic horror and romance. An award-winning screenwriter and musical theatre lyricist and librettist his musicals have been performed at the Birmingham Hippodrome, Belfast Waterfront and London's Park, Waterloo East & Courtyard theatres. With an MA in Screenwriting and currently based in Liverpool, Jon has lived and written in South Korea, USA, Egypt, Cambodia, Gibraltar, and Spain. More details of Jon's published / produced work can be found at www.jonsmith.net

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