PEDIATRICS Vol. 43 No. 1 January 1969, pp. 151
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Infant Care: The United States Government Guide, Supplements and Annotations, by Frederick W. Goodrich, Jr., M.D. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1968, 230 pp., $4.50

Joel J. Alpert M.D.1

1 Boston, Massachusetts

Infant Care, with 50 million copies distributed, rivals the Bible and Dr. Spock as a bestseller and is a "significant and up-to-date aid for parents eager to start their baby on a healthy, happy life." It is written well and easy to read. It can be reassuring to a parent. It is so good that those areas where the authors have not found the middle ground stand out sharply. For example, if the intent is to relax the parent, it is disappointing to see the suggestion made "to pop the baby on the scales every day or so."