All in all, this book is fine. But I cannot recommend it. It is very negative and reads almost like a medical textbook, listing all of the possible things can could go wrong at every stage - without little in the way of comfort. The bulk of each chapter is pretty negative and then at the end there is an attempt at a 'cheery' summary - which, by the time you get there, you really need. Unfortunately, I have put this book down too many times with a furrowed brow - I am not going to even finish reading it. There are plenty of better books out there with the same information - written by a doctor or not!