A selection of must read books
There are many dozens of pregnancy guides available covering everything from multiple births to handbooks for new grandparents. Some of the more useful and better written ones are shown below. We have copies of all these books for you to look at in our waiting area library. We also have a large number of Baby Name books that always seem to be the most popular books in our library.
The New Zealand Pregnancy Book
A pregnancy guide written specifically for New Zealand women. Clear, detailed and well written.
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Your New Pregnancy Bible
No attempt at modesty in the title but with 400 plus pages it does exactly what it says on the cover.
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Up the Duff
A new 2020 edition of the irreverent Australian guide to pregnancy. Described as “everything you need to know about the scary parts, the funny parts and your private parts”.
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Baby Bliss
Still a very popular Australian guide to settling and establishing routines for baby over the first few months.
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The Day-By-Day Pregnancy Book
Running to 500 pages this is a very comprehensive British book with numerous detailed photographs. It includes a day by day account of baby’s progress and development.
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What to Expect When You're Expecting
Described by USA Today as “one of the 25 most influential books of the last 25 years”. Uses a question and answer approach and most of the questions you are likely to ask are covered. Has also expanded into a range of baby care books such as “What to Expect in the First Year”, “What to expect when you’re Breastfeeding”, and “What to Expect in the Toddler Years”.
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The Positive Birth Book
Mainly down to earth and up to date advice from one of the founders of The Positive Birth Movement.
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Pregnancy for Men: The Expectant Dad's Guide
An irreverent but informative guide in the same vein as Up the Duff but to sit on a guy’s side of the bed.
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Your Pregnancy Week by Week
A very detailed and favourably reviewed British guide from the Professor of Obstetrics at a London teaching hospital.
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When You Are Expecting Twins, Triplets, Quads
A very comprehensive guide to multiple pregnancy and looking after twins. Written for an American audience but frequently mentioned as a useful guide on twin blogs.
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