This book always seemed to give the worst case scenerio about my questions about pregnancy. For example it said that I shouldn't go camping up in the mountains when my doctor said it was fine. It made me paranoid about how often my baby hiccuped and said that she could be strangling herself on her umbilical cord if she did it too often, when my doctor assured me hiccups are good and mean the baby is practicing breathing. There are many more examples, but it did not make me a relaxed pregnant woman about normal occurances during pregnancy. It is very clinical and not human enough for my taste. I much preferred "The Pregnancy Book" by Martha and Dr Sears to this one and if I had to recommend one pregnancy book (I ended up buying many)it would not be the "What to Expect" series. Save your money and your sanity and pass on this book.