Friedman, R., & Gradstein, B. (1992). Surviving pregnancy loss. Boston: Little, Brown. This book provides guidance on dealing with a pregnancy loss, be it a miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy, or a loss associated with a technology-assisted pregnancy. The personal accounts by women who have experienced pregnancy loss firsthand are especially moving.

Reuben, C. (1992). The healthy baby book. New York: Tarcher-Perigee. This guide to preventing birth defects includes specific "what to do" guidelines for before, during and after pregnancy. Examines the effects of diet, medications, infectious diseases, environmental hazards, among others.

Stoppard, M. (1993). Conception, pregnancy, and birth. New York: Dorling Kindersley. A comprehensive source for information, unusual in focusing on the experience of both the mother and the newborn. Clear and easy to read, with case studies and in-depth coverage of obstetrical tests used in the '90s.