The Expectant Father Audiobook: Facts, Tips, and Advice for Dads-to-be (New Father Series)

Brott, Armin A.; Ash, Jennifer

ISBN 10: 0789209675 ISBN 13: 9780789209672

Publisher: Abbeville Press, 2008

Synopsis

This invaluable audiobook explores the emotional, financial, and even physical changes the father-to-be may experience during his partner's pregnancy. Brott's advice is easy-to-absorb and filled with practical tips for men on such topics as how to make sense of your conflicting emotions, how pregnancy affects your sex life, what childbirth classes don't teach you, and how to start a college fund. He also incorporates the wisdom of top experts in the field, from obstetricians and birth-class instructors to psychologists and sociologists.

Based on the latest edition of The Expectant Father, Brott covers new research on many topics from the reasons for premature births to nutritional supplements. There is advice on finances; guidance for adoptive, expectant fathers; and information for expectant fathers of multiples--twins, triplets.

Practically organized in month-by-month segments, this audiobook also includes a bonus 24-page booklet with easy-reference technical information, charts, and graphs. Although uniquely targeted towards fathers, The Expectant Father is sure to give moms fresh insights as well. Witty and wise, this audiobook is the essential reference for all expectant couples.

About this title

About the Author

Armin A. Brott, author of The Expectant Father, Fathering Your Toddler, Fathering Your School-Age Child, The Single Father, and Father for Life: A Journey of Joy, Challenge, and Change, as well as the audiobook of The New Father, has written on fatherhood for such leading publications as The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, and Parenting. Host of "Positive Parenting," a weekly talk show, he lives with his family in Oakland, California.

Reviews

With its 24-page booklet to hold onto with white knuckles, all fathers-to-be should hear this intelligent collection of insights, medical information, and guidance about pregnancy. It's a month-by-month account of the physical and emotional changes a woman goes through, and an entertaining preview of the sea changes in family life, including finances and new divisions of labor, that men will have to embrace while waiting for their baby. Armin Brott is a natural at the microphone. With his flinty tone and assertive diction, he radiates confidence without any hint of cockiness or adversarial sarcasm. He's your slightly more experienced and wry-humored neighbor who just happens to know a lot about pregnancy and enjoys being helpful while you're waiting for the blessed event to occur. T.W. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

Edition details

• Publisher: Abbeville Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0789209675
• ISBN 13: 9780789209672
• Binding: Audio CD