The New Rules of Pregnancy ― What to Eat, Do, Think About, and Let Go of While Your Body Is Making a Baby

Picture this: a calm, chill pregnancy book with the magical soothing powers of a yoga class. That’s the approach of The New Rules of Pregnancy. Here the experts guide you, the modern pregnant woman, through all aspects of pregnant life in an easy-to-digest, compassionate, and motivating way. Instead of a detailed week-by-week look at your baby’s development, it’s all about you, and how to help your pregnancy go as smoothly as possible. It assumes an intelligent, busy reader (who, somewhere inside, is shouting, “Just tell me what to do!”). Every aspect of pregnant life is covered—from the practical details (how to fly pregnant) to the complex issues (“What makes it postpartum depression?”). The book also covers that critical “fourth trimester”—“Nursing” and “How to Feel Like Yourself Again”—because once the baby is born, self-care typically goes out the window, and you really need someone to have your back. Its strong point of view and expertise come from gynecologist Adrienne Simone and obstetrician Jaqueline Worth—two renowned New York doctors dedicated to bringing patients the safest, calmest, least invasive pregnancies possible. The book’s voice—motivating, supportive, real—comes from Danielle Claro, coauthor of The New Health Rules.

Adrienne Simone, MD, is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist who graduated with honors from UMDNJ’s Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and completed her residency at Lenox Hill Hospital. She has been in private practice in Manhattan for over 20 years. Dr. Simone practices medicine with compassion and an open mind. Her holistic approach to women’s health care blends traditional Western medicine with current integrative medicine. When not working, Dr. Simone can be found immersed in nature, honing her culinary skills with homegrown herbs and vegetables, or relaxing at the beach. She also enjoys listening to music and expressing herself through dance and classical piano.

Jaqueline Worth, MD, graduated from Bryn Mawr College and Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons. A lifelong New Yorker, she has been an obstetrician for nearly 20 years, delivering thousands of babies. Her practice, Village Obstetrics, is dedicated to working with women to achieve a safe birth that meets their individual needs. She lives in New York City with her family, including her two daughters, but spends most of her time delivering babies at Mount Sinai Hospital.

Danielle Claro is the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller The New Health Rules, written with Dr. Frank Lipman. Claro specializes in bringing esoteric topics down to earth, creating meaningful content that’s smart, real, and deep. She’s taken on lifestyle subjects including money, style, food, decorating, beauty, and spirituality, and has ghostwritten three New York Times bestsellers. Claro was deputy editor of Real Simple magazine and special projects director at Condé Nast’s cult hit Domino. She’s an independent editor of memoirs and essays, a consultant for lifestyle startups, and a writer of fiction and nonfiction. Before her publishing career, she was a professional dancer. She lives with her family in the Lower Hudson Valley.