Do Chocolate Lovers Have Sweeter Babies? - by Jena Pincott (Paperback)

About the Book

Dissatisfied by what she could find about some of the odder mysteries surrounding conception and pregnancy, Pincott spent her own pregnancy writing a unique, surprising book for expectant parents. She goes beyond the hazards and health advice in most pregnancy books to delve into what really happens to a woman's body--and baby--during life's most interesting adventure.

Book Synopsis

Brain Candy for expectant parents!

Pregnancy is an adventure.

Lots of books tell you the basics--"the baby is the size of [insert fruit here]." But pregnant science writer Jena Pincott began to wonder just how a baby might tinker with her body--and vice versa--and chased down answers to the questions she wouldn't ask her doctor, such as:

- Does stress sharpen your baby's mind--or dull it?

- Can you predict your baby's temperament?

- Why are babies born in the darker months of the year more likely to grow up to be novelty-loving risk takers?

- Are bossy, dominant women more likely to have boys?

- How can the cells left behind by your baby affect you years later?

This is a different kind of pregnancy book--thoughtful, fun, and filled with information you won't find anywhere else.

Review Quotes

"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 Jethá, 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

About the Author

Jena Pincott has a background in biology and was a production assistant on science documentaries for PBS. She is a former senior editor at Random House, and is the author of Success: Advice for Achieving Your Goals from Remarkably Accomplished People and Healing: Advice for Recovering Your Strength and Spirit from the World's Most Famous Survivors. Jena lives in New York City and plays the clarinet. She travels as much as she possibly can, usually with her husband, Peter, and writes science fiction under a pen name.

Jena's previous book, Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes?, is about the science of love and attraction. The book received a "starred review" in Publishers Weekly and generated widespread media attention, including appearances by the author on ABC's Good Morning America, Fox News, CBS' The Early Show, NPR, and coverage in Glamour, Redbook, Newsweek, the New York Post, the New York Daily News, the Washington Post, and the Associated Press.