Attention Pregnant Moms: We’d love to invite to you our first in a series of celebrity chats in our chat forum.
 
Please welcome Jacqueline Tourville, author of Big, Beautiful and Pregnant, on Wednesday, May 15 at 7:00 pm ET. Ms. Tourville has written a book in conjunction with Dr. Cornelia Ban Der Ziel on issues that affect plus size pregnancies. Come here to talk to her about everything from medical issues to where to find the hippest plus size maternity wear.
 
*Three lucky participants will be chosen to receive a copy of her new book!
 
To sign in, go to http://www.babyzone.com/community/chatlogin.asp,  and look for the Big Beautiful and Pregnant chat.
 
 
About the Book:  
 
“Because we don’t all give birth at a svelte size six, Cornelia Van Der Ziel and Jacqueline Tourville’s Big, Beautiful & Pregnant serves up satisfying portions of pregnancy know-how. An extremely accessible and thorough guide for expectant mothers who are overweight…" —Library Journal (starred review)
 
"Plus-size moms-to-be will love Big, Beautiful and Pregnant. It's understanding and understandable, positive and inspiring and always a source of information that's often hard to find elsewhere."
—Ina May Gaskin, author of Spiritual Midwifery
 
“Big, Beautiful, and Pregnant will leave you feeling confident, sexy, and informed
for nine months and beyond.”
—Ann Douglas, author or The Mother of All Pregnancy Books
 
 
Almost half of all pregnant women are overweight in the U.S. today, but there are few places they can turn for reliable information and helpful advice on the special set of challenges they'll face during the nine-month adventure that lies ahead. In BIG, BEAUTIFUL & PREGNANT, Dr. Cornelia van der Ziel, a highly sought-after obstetrician who specializes in plus-size pregnancies, and Jacqueline Tourville, a plus-size mom who's lived the experience, offer a warm, witty, medically-sound guide for overweight women who want the skinny on what to expect from pregnancy and childbirth.
 
BIG, BEAUTIFUL & PREGNANT is for every plus-size woman who has read other pregnancy guides only to think, “what about me?”  Dr. van der Ziel and Tourville answer all the questions pregnant moms may have, including: Will I encounter health problems during pregnancy because I'm overweight? How can I find a sympathetic doctor? Am I destined for a c-section? Are there special medical risks to my unborn child? Where can I find hip plus-size maternity clothes?
 
A unique combination of impeccable medical advice and fun, down-to-earth charm, BIG, BEAUTIFUL & PREGNANT provides plus-size pregnant women with information, inspiration, a sense of sisterhood, and reassurance that they can have a healthy and happy pregnancy.
 
Cornelia van der Ziel, MD, is an obstetrician in private practice who specializes in plus-size and high-risk pregnancy.  Currently a clinical instructor of obstetrics and gynecology at Harvard Medical School, she lives in Massachusetts. 
 
Jacqueline Tourville is a freelance writer specializing in pregnancy and parenting. A plus-size woman herself, Tourville lived the big, beautiful, and pregnant experience -- twice! She lives with her family in New Hampshire.
 
 
  You can also take a peek inside the book on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Big-Beautiful-Pregnant-Comforting-Expecting/dp/1569243190/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209053671&sr=8-1