Emily Oster turns her training as an economist to pregnancy, using data she collected during her own to empower women to make informed critical decisions.

Pregnancy is one of the most life-changing experiences a woman can have. But it is also filled with ill-explained, inconsistent rules.

Emily Oster is an economist and author. Her specialist interest in health economics and personal pregnancy experience led her to write Expecting Better.

Frustrated by the lack of concrete evidence and the infantilizing way women are often treated during pregnancy, Oster sought data to help women take back decision-making power.

Expecting Better takes a data-driven approach to pregnancy, rooting out statistics for every myth and arbitrary rule.

Oster talks us through conception, the risks of caffeine and alcohol, and uncontrollable factors like early labor, showing how data can empower and reassure every step of the way.