While I myself made the choice to stay at home after my first child was born, I recognize that careers and motherhood need not be mutually exclusive. There are many women who successfully find the balance, and make a great job of juggling their roles, and I admire them.

If you are working and are pregnant (or plans to be in the future), here's a book you might find useful: The Working Woman's Pregnancy Book.

This up-to-date guide addresses all the subjects you would expect to find in an authoritative book on pregnancy plus issues of special concern to the 60 to 80 percent of women who hold jobs during their pregnancies:

· Is my workplace safe for my developing baby?

· When should I tell my employer that I am expecting?

· How can I handle the discomforts of pregnancy when I need to work?

· What laws will protect me when I take medical leave?

The answers to these questions-and myriad others-can be found in the pages of this practical and reassuring book.

The Working Woman's Pregnancy Book is available through Amazon for about $12.24.