"Your Pregnancy, Your Newborn," a new CD-ROM from Parenting Magazine, now available at retailers nationwide.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 1997--Parenting Magazine is proud to announce the "birth" of its first CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). : "Your Pregnancy, Your Newborn: The Complete Guide for Expectant and New Mothers." Based on Parenting's award-winning editorial format, "Your Pregnancy, Your Newborn" provides plugged-in parents of the '90s with access to the most comprehensive and sophisticated parenting guide -- the first CD-ROM from any parenting publication or resource. Available for a suggested retail price of $39.95, "Your Pregnancy, Your Newborn" combines graphics, animation, video, text and sound to enlighten en·light·en tr.v. en·light·ened, en·light·en·ing, en·light·ens 1. To give spiritual or intellectual insight to: and advise prospective parents from their first thoughts of pregnancy through the critical first three months of the baby's life. The CD-ROM contains more than 600 still images and numerous video sequences. The title, published for both Windows and Apple Macintosh Apple Macintosh - Macintosh computers, is available at retailers nationwide, including Electronics Boutique Electronics Boutique is an international computer and video games retailer, established as an American company in 1977 by James Kim with a single, electronics-focused kiosk, located in a suburban Philadelphia mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. , CompUSA and Computer City. Consumers can call 800/856-1351 to locate their nearest retailer. "Your Pregnancy, Your Newborn" was developed by Parenting Magazine in conjunction with medical experts from the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities. Obstetricians, pediatricians, public-health educators and fitness/exercise experts share authoritative advice for successful pregnancies, deliveries and beyond. Real-life parents talk about their experiences and emotions through mini-documentaries. The title's elegant interface permits navigation by calendar, menu or index mode, allowing expectant or new parents to search a wide range of topics, including medical and legal issues, lifestyle changes, and physical and mental health. Throughout the title, users are offered hands-on tips and advice through numerous checklists and questionnaires. For example, parents-to-be can print out essential medical questions their doctor may ask during each month of pregnancy. Among the CD-ROM's many features is a personal interactive calendar that helps parents monitor each stage of pregnancy, prepare for the baby's arrival and track its development. Parents can also enter their thoughts and experiences in the CD-ROM's "Journal" -- a place to archive the emotions and events of the pregnancy for time to come. In addition, Fisher-Price provides a "Baby Registry" that can help expectant parents design and print out the many items needed for the baby's arrival. "Your Pregnancy, Your Newborn" incorporates a direct link to the Parenting Magazine area on America Online See AOL. , providing access to Parenting's on-line editorial staff, contributing editors and experts, interactive exhibits from current issues and chats with other parents. Recently awarded The Family Channel Seal of Quality, the title is packaged with valuable coupons from Fisher-Price, 50 free hours of connect time from America Online and a free subscription to Parenting's Baby Talk Magazine. Parenting is published by The Parenting Group, a division of Time Publishing Ventures, which also publishes the monthly Parenting's Baby Talk and the prenatal prenatal /pre·na·tal/ (-na´tal) preceding birth. pre·na·tal adj. Preceding birth. Also called antenatal. prenatal preceding birth. annual magazine, Parenting's Healthy Pregnancy. "Your Pregnancy, Your Newborn" is distributed nationwide through Warner/Elektra/Atlantic (WEA WEA Weather WEA World Evangelical Alliance WEA Washington Education Association WEA Wilderness Education Association WEA Workers' Education Association WEA WebSphere Everyplace Access (IBM) WEA Wisconsin Education Association Visual Entertainment). CONTACT: Rogers & Associates Ellen Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. , 310/552-6922 eleo@rogersassoc.com |
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