Do Chocolate Lovers Have Sweeter Babies?: The Surprising Science of Pregnancy

About the Book

Jena Pincott writes about the quirky, under-the-radar side of science and, while pregnant, found herself wondering how her baby's gestation might tinker with her body - and how her body was shaping the future development of her unborn child. She started to ask questions that her doctors couldn't always answer and uncovered unexpected answers in scientific journals.

Why do thinner women have more daughters? What do foetuses actually learn when they eavesdrop? How does Grandma's diet affect her unborn grandchild? Drawing on her scientific background Jena Pincott writes about the hidden science of pregnancy.

Here is a fascinating supplement to the typical maternity guide, delving into biology, neuroscience, evolutionary psychology and epigenetics, Do Chocolate Lovers Have Sweeter Babies gives a deeper understanding to what is physically, and psychologically, happening to a woman during pregnancy. Where does the maternal instinct come from? Does stress sharpen your baby's mind - or dull it? What mind control chemicals are in breast milk, sweat and tears? It will satisfy every pregnant woman's curiosity about life's most mysterious process through the newest, most interesting and, sometimes, controversial discoveries being made by science.

About the Author :
Jena Pincott writes about the quirky, hidden side of science -- the shocking, subconscious, under-the-radar stuff. She is the author of Do Chocolate Lovers Have Sweeter Babies? Exploring the Surprising Science of Pregnancy, which received starred reviews from Kirkus and Library Journal. Her previous book, Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes? is about the science of love and attraction. Translated in 17 languages, the book received a starred review in Publishers Weekly. Her writing and interviews have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Redbook, and other publications.


Review :
""Do Chocolate Lovers have Sweeter Babies "is utterly fascinating ... and a great read."

--Christiane Northrup, M.D., ob/gyn physician and author of the "New York Times" bestsellers: "Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom" and "The Wisdom of Menopause"

"Delightful! This book is destined to become everywoman's --and man's --secret guide to pregnancy. A must read."

--Louann Brizendine, M.D. neuropsychiatrist author of "The Female Brain" and "The Male Brain"

"Having delivered many babies in Africa and raised one of my own, I was thrilled to find plenty of old-fashioned common sense suffusing Pincott's survey of cutting-edge research. Casual, but never careless, her light style is a fine complement to her balanced, informed scholarship. Covering everything from martinis to Mozart, Pincott's book is full of useful thinking that will inform and comfort expectant mothers (and fathers) everywhere."

--Cacilda Jetha, M.D., co-author (with Christopher Ryan) of "Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality"""

"In "Do Chocolate Lovers Have Sweeter Babies"?, Jena Pincott takes us on a fascinating tour through the science of pregnancy. She answers questions, shares stories, and passes on insights gleaned from her exhaustive research. Reading it is like having a friend--an extraordinarily wise, funny, and well-informed friend--walk you through the nine months before birth. Pincott tells you everything you wanted to know about pregnancy but were afraid to ask."

--Annie Murphy Paul, author of "Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives"