Expecting Better

Key takeaways:

- Most recommendations are based on the assumptions that most people will make the same decision when presented with the same data. This book is about giving you the data and letting you decide for yourself. I'll summarize some of the data I found most surprising or relevant, but it is not necessarily a view that I share.
- Light drinking doesn't have any impacts on your child.
- Many of the food restrictions are around getting sick. Fish and deli meats do not warrant the fear.
- There is a wide range of healthy weight gain. Your doctor will probably worry about this more than the data supports.
- Try to pick a hospital with a low caesarian rate, don't go to a hospital with routine episiotomies.
- Doulas help cut down on tearing and C-section.