All you really need to know about pregnancy: choosing a doctor, foetal development, your changing body, common symptoms, childbirth options and more.

DR SPOCK'S PREGNANCY GUIDE takes you through the thrilling journey to parenthood focusing particularly on:

- Following the development of your growing baby

- Finding the right obstetrician or midwife

- Dealing with common symptoms and problems

- Planning the kind of childbirth experience you want

- Getting good care, every step of the way

This concise, empowering reference on pregnancy gives expectant parents the reassurance and solid guidance they  need.  The book covers every aspect of pregnancy from how to choose the right doctor and ensure good medical care, to the pros and cons of genetic testing.  The month-by-month approach gives mothers-to-be clear information, advice and inspiration every step of the way.  Quotes and brief anecdotes from other mothers add to the simple direct and friendly tone.

This is the first of three baby and childcare books in a new series.  The second, BABY BASICS, published in April 2004.

Dr Majorie Greenfield is director of obstetrics and gynecology at The Dr Spock Company.  Practising in this field for more than 15 years, Dr Greenfield is an award winning professor of reproductive biology and was included in the 1999 US Guide to Top Doctors.