9 months in, 9 months out : a scientist's tale of pregnancy and parenthood / Vanessa LoBue.

  • LoBue, Vanessa
Date:
[2019]
  • Books

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Also known as

Nine months in, nine months out

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, 9 Months 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. "-- Provided by publisher.

Publication/Creation

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]

Physical description

viii, 311 pages : black and white illustrations, portraits, charts ; 21 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index (pages 277-311)

Contents

Introduction -- Part I: Pregnancy, the Adventure Begins -- Chapter 1: Conception: The Science of Getting Pregnant -- Chapter 2: The First Two Months: Signs and Symptoms, From Zygote to Fetus -- Chapter 3: The Third Month: The Dangers of Teratogens -- Chapter 4: The Fourth Month: Developing Sex and Gender -- Chapter 5: The Fifth Month: The Science of Sleep -- Chapter 6: The Sixth Month: Reflexes and Newborn Screening -- Chapter 7: The Seventh Month: Fetal Learning -- Chapter 8: The Eighth Month: Infant Temperament -- Chapter 9: The Ninth Month: Labor and Delivery -- Chapter 10: The Story of My Son's Birth -- Part II: Parenthood, the Real Adventure Begins -- Chapter 1: The First Month: Post-Partum Depression, Crying, and Nursing -- Chapter 2: The Second Month: Infant Perception and Touch -- Chapter 3: The Third Month: Developing Motor Skills -- Chapter 4: The Fourth Month: Language Development -- Chapter 5: The Fifth Month: Infant Emotions -- Chapter 6: The Sixth Month: Cognition and Learning -- Chapter 7: The Seventh Month: Media and Screen Use -- Chapter 8: The Eighth Month: Attachment -- Chapter 9: The Ninth Month: Early Childcare -- Chapter 10: Afterward -- Acknowledgments -- References.

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    History of Medicine
    UND /LOB
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780190863388
  • 0190863382