Australia & New Zealand Edition

Expect the best! A brand-new fifth edition - filled with the most up-to-date, accurate, and relevant information on all things pregnancy. Realistic, supportive, easy to access, and overflowing with practical tips covering everything you'll need - and want -  to know about life's most amazing journey, from preconception planning to birth, to those first few miraculous weeks with your new baby. This edition has been revised and updated for a new generation of expectant mothers and fathers. The world's favourite pregnancy book just got better.What to Expect When You're Expecting has long been the go-to manual for parents-to-be around the world. With detailed week-by-week explanations of what is happening to mother and baby, and advice backed by the latest research - think preparation, diet, self-care and complications - this book reassures parents while it tackles problems and addresses issues particular to today's technological, multicultural and rapidly changing society - from the use of alternative medicine and assisted conception, to options for labour, delivery and much more.This edition has been revised and adapted to meet best Australian practice.