Dr. Ruth's Pregnancy Guide for Couples: Love, Sex and Medical Facts

The world's best known sex therapist joins her unique brand of advice with the expertise of a highly regarded obstetrician/gynecologist to bring expectant couples a combination of sound medical information and advice on intimacy and sex throughout pregnancy and after. Pregnancy is a time of excitement and enormous change, and many couples have questions about sex during pregnancy. These questions, along with the pressures of impending parenthood, can lead to a decline in physical and emotional intimacy. Starting before conception, Drs. Westheimer and Grunebaum advise couples on how to take the first serious steps towards parenthood; offer suggestions on how to make conception fun and stress-free; explore the physical and emotional changes of each trimester; and offer advice on maintaining a good emotional and sexual relationship throughout the pregnancy. The authors cover issues such as pre-conception health tips for both parents, sexual positions for optimal comfort in each trimester, problempregnancies, creating a birth plan and choosing a hospital. Reassuring, honest and forthright,Dr. Ruth's Pregnancy Guide for Coupleswill help new families adjust to the enormous changes a new baby can bring, and allow parents the chance to enjoy each other, as well as their children, for years to come.

Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer, world-renowned psychosexual therapist, is the author of fifteen books, including Grandparenthood (Routledge 1998), Dr. Ruth's Guide to Good Sex, Sex for Dummies, The Art of Arousal, Dr. Ruth Talks about Grandparents, and Dr. Ruth's Guide for Married Lovers. Join the millions who visit her website at www.drruth.com. She lives and practices in New York City. Amos Grunebaum, MD, FACOG is Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York and Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.