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How to Be a Dad

The ultimate guide to pregnancy, birth & dirty nappies
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How to Be a Dad by Oscar Duke is a pioneering guide combining medical expertise with genuine fatherly experience. From conception to newborn care, it offers clear, step-by-step advice to empower new dads. Honest, humorous, and engaging, it addresses all those unspoken questions about pregnancy, childbirth, and early fatherhood, demystifying topics like anatomy, intimacy, and newborn care.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is perfect for expectant fathers and new dads seeking practical, medically-informed guidance wrapped in relatable, candid advice. It is ideal for those wanting confidence and clarity during the early stages of parenting.

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In this first doctor-written guide to fatherhood, Oscar combines the medical knowledge of a healthcare professional with his real-life experience to provide an honest, humorous and engaging book that takes you on a journey from baby scans to birthing pools and beyond.

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All hail the Guru of Fatherhood - Dermot O'Leary

The first doctor-written guide to becoming a dad

Combines the medical knowledge of a healthcare professional with real-life experience

Step-by-step - from conception to caring for your newborn baby

Honest, humorous and engaging, this book answers the questions you've been too afraid to ask

At this crucial life-moment, knowledge is power, but you probably know less than you think: What's a cervix? Can we still have sex? Why's the midwife doing that? How do I make up a bottle and is that poo normal? Dad's role is more important than you might ever have imagined, so what can you do to help?

I hope that as a doctor and a new dad, I will go some way towards answering those "man questions" that never quite make it to the pub, locker-room, water cooler or any other locations where men might find themselves having meaningful chats with another guy. Think of this as a papery man hug in what is a potentially treacherous world of terminology, hormones, social change, sleep deprivation and finally dirty nappies with tiny feet attached.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780857835451

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 June 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Kyle Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 214.0mm

Weight: 210g

Pages: 208

About the Author

Oscar is a London- based doctor and broadcaster with a passion for demystifying the unnecessarily complicated world of medical science. Oscar featured in the hit Channel 4 series 24 Hours in A&E before going on to present his own award-winning prime- time documentary for BBC2, Born Too White - an immersive expose of the mutilation and murder of people living with Albinism in East Africa. He has featured on BBC Breakfast, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 2 and regularly co- hosts The Surgery on BBC Radio 1 and presents across the BBC, ITV and Channel 4. @DrOscarDuke

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