What to Expect When You're Expecting

This article is about the book. For the 2012 romantic comedy film, see What to Expect When You're Expecting (film).
What to Expect When You're Expecting
AuthorHeidi Murkoff
LanguageEnglish
Subjectpregnancy
PublisherWorkman Publishing Company
Publication date
1984
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePaperback
Pages351 (1st ed.)
480 (2nd ed.)
597 (3rd ed.)
616 (4th ed.)
678 (5th ed.)
ISBN0-89480-769-2
OCLC11196060
618.2/4 19
LC ClassRG525 .E36 1984
Websitewww.whattoexpect.com

What to Expect When You're Expecting is a pregnancy guide, now in its fifth edition, authored by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel and published by Workman Publishing.[1] Its first edition, authored by Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg, and Sandee Hathaway, was originally published in 1984.[2] The book consistently tops The New York Times Best Seller list in the paperback advice category,[3][4][5] is one of USA Today's "25 Most Influential Books" of the past 25 years[6] and has been described as "the bible of American pregnancy".[7] As of 2021, per the publisher and the author's agent, over 22 million copies were in print in . According to USA Today, 93 percent of all expectant mothers who read a pregnancy guide read What to Expect When You're Expecting.[8] In 2005, WhatToExpect.com launched. The What to Expect mobile app launched on iOS in 2009 and Android in 2014. In 2012, What to Expect When You're Expecting was adapted into a film released by Lionsgate.[9]

  1. ^ What to Expect When You’re Expecting, 5th edition. United States Copyright Office. Copyright number: TXu002026340
  2. ^ What to Expect When You’re Expecting, 1st edition. United States Copyright Office. Copyright number: TX0001516324, https://cocatalog.loc.gov/
  3. ^ Donadio, Rachel (2006-08-27). "Inside the List". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
  4. ^ "'What to Expect When You're Expecting' May Be All-Time Longest-Running Book on 'The New York Times' Best Seller List". Bustle. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  5. ^ Cowles, Gregory (2013-05-10). "Inside the List". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  6. ^ "USA Today's 25 Books that leave a legacy". USA Today. 2007-04-09. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  7. ^ Kantor, Jodi (2005-09-17). "Expecting Trouble: The Book They Love to Hate". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
  8. ^ "What to Expect Website". Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference ExpectFilm was invoked but never defined (see the help page).