Vanessa Lobue

9 Months In, 9 Months Out (eBook, ePUB)

A Scientist's Tale of Pregnancy and Parenthood

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Expertise can explain the science of what's happening to a fetus or a baby throughout development, but all the science in the world can't tell you what it feels like to have a baby: the pang of morning sickness, the pain of labor, the excitement of birth, and the joy that comes from seeing your baby's first smile. 9 Months In, 9Months Out explores what we actually experience in the nine months of pregnancy and the nine months that follow. As a professor of infant and child development, author Vanessa LoBue had certain expectations about how pregnancy and motherhood would go. Experiencing it was a different story. As she learned, the first few months of parenthood are much harder than anyone tells you. Written month-to-month in real time as LoBue proceeded through pregnancy and first-time parenthood, 9 Months In, 9 Months Out integrates science and infant development with the personal journey involved in becoming a parent. LoBue also takes a researcher's lens to issues that are top of mind for new parents: breastfeeding, the sleep training controversy, gender development, the science (or lack thereof) behind the link between vaccinations and autism, and the debate over screen time.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780190863401
• Artikelnr.: 57037145

Autorenporträt

Vanessa LoBue is Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Child Study Center at Rutgers University. She is an expert in the field of child development, particularly in infancy. Most importantly, she is a parent. She writes a monthly column for Psychology Today called The Baby Scientist.

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction
* Part I: Pregnancy, the Adventure Begins
* Chapter 1: Conception: The Science of Getting Pregnant
* Chapter 2: The First Two Months: Signs and Symptoms, From Zygote to
Fetus
* Chapter 3: The Third Month: The Dangers of Teratogens
* Chapter 4: The Fourth Month: Developing Gender and Sex
* Chapter 5: The Fifth Month: The Science of Sleep
* Chapter 6: The Sixth Month: Reflexes and Newborn Screening
* Chapter 7: The Seventh Month: Fetal Learning
* Chapter 8: The Eighth Month: Infant Temperament
* Chapter 9: The Ninth Month: Labor and Delivery
* Chapter 10: The Story of My Son's Birth
* Part II: Parenthood, the Real Adventure Begins
* Chapter 1: The First Month: Post-Partum Depression, Crying, and
Nursing
* Chapter 2: The Second Month: Infant Perception and Touch
* Chapter 3: The Third Month: Developing Motor Skills
* Chapter 4: The Fourth Month: Language Development
* Chapter 5: The Fifth Month: Infant Emotions
* Chapter 6: The Sixth Month: Cognition and Learning
* Chapter 7: The Seventh Month: Media and Screen Use
* Chapter 8: The Eighth Month: Attachment
* Chapter 9: The Ninth Month: Early Childcare
* Chapter 10: Afterward
* Acknowledgements
* References