false 26512983 785971 223030 141652472X 9781416524724 469 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172851717m/223030.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172851717s/223030.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223030.The_Girlfriends_Guide_to_Pregnancy_Second_Edition 3.71 1815 Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy has fast become the laywoman's mouthpiece for the American pregnancy experience. Iovine is irreverent, sassy, and incredibly reassuring as she exposes the "truths" of pregnancy and childbirth, from sex to cellulite to cesareans. Iovine birthed four kids in six years, none of them twins, which certainly qualifies her as an expert. The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy does reveal Iovine's particular cultural biases (pregnant or not, most of us don't have record-producer husbands, hang out with supermodels, or wear size-four pants) and philosophical beliefs (she's not a particularly strong proponent of natural childbirth or nursing), but, taken with a grain or two of salt, she provides many hilarious moments, acres of advice, and honest reassurance readers will find nowhere else. --Ericka Lutz]]> 130530 3.67 3058 733 1995 2 0 false Mon Jul 07 06:07:17 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 06:07:20 -0700 2008