Parenting by the Numbers

The book was by Emily Oster, an economist at Brown University who studies health care. Oster’s research expanded into her 2013 book, “Expecting Better,” which became a hit among pregnant women—at least among the subset of pregnant women with the time and resources to devote to issues like caffeine dosage and sushi intake. Lauren Kay, the executive editor of the pregnancy and parenting Web site the Bump, explained Oster’s appeal to me in an e-mail: “The whole tone of the book is very pro-Mom, putting the power back in the hands of the pregnant woman.

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