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Pop: 50 Amazing Secrets to a Successful Labor & Delivery or C-Section

by Pamela Peery
Cassidy. 2013. 118p. ISBN 9780988680104. pap. $14.95. HEALTH
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The ultimate childbirth expert is a new mom—at least according to the author. A new mother herself and a law professor, Peery has gathered advice from more than 80 new mothers in this slim volume to create an alternative to the textbook-like pregnancy titles that talk about the "typical" childbirth experience and that left Peery in the dark about atypical possibilities. The 50 tips in this work touch on everything from packing for the hospital to recovering from labor and discuss various options, including water birth, medicated births, and C-sections. Each tip includes two or three stories from real moms that show the wide range of normal when it comes to childbirth and offer advice that readers might not get elsewhere.
VERDICT At fewer than 120 pages and with a lot of white space on every page, this title will appeal to nonreaders or those looking for something reassuring, but it isn't meant to be a replacement for the usual pregnancy and childbirth books.
Reviewed by Mindy Rhiger, Minneapolis , Jan 01, 2014
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