What to Believe When You''re Expecting - A New Look At Old Wives'' Tales in Pregnancy

When a woman is pregnant, she may hear no end of old wives' tales, folklore, and advice on what will affect her baby or what will help her pregnancy to go well. Schaffir reviews the origins and the variety of these old tales and advice, repeated generation after generation, and helps women decide which bits they can believe.

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By Jonathan Schaffir

Summary

When a woman is pregnant, she may hear no end of old wives' tales, folklore, and advice on what will affect her baby or what will help her pregnancy to go well. Schaffir reviews the origins and the variety of these old tales and advice, repeated generation after generation, and helps women decide which bits they can believe.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Schaffir
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9781538127278
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-2727-8
• No. of pages: 170
• Subjects: Guides > Health; HEALTH & FITNESS / Pregnancy & Childbirth, Pregnancy, birth & baby care, Pregnancy, birth & baby care: advice & issues, Folklore;Myth;Old Wives Tales