Heidi Murkoff

Heidi Murkoff conceived the idea for What to Expect When You're Expecting during her first pregnancy, when she discovered that most books only added to her questions and worries. Determined to write a guide that would help expectant parents sleep better at night, Heidi delivered the proposal for What to Expect just hours before delivering her daughter, Emma. She teamed up with medical writer Arlene Eisenberg and Sandee Hathaway, BSN, to write what has been called the pregnancy bible, with almost 14 million copies in print. In fact, according to USA Today, 93 percent of all expectant mothers who read a pregnancy guide read What to Expect When You're Expecting, now in its third edition. Heidi went on to write an entire bookshelf of titles dedicated to helping parents learn what to expect. Heidi is a senior contributing editor and columnist for Baby Talk and Parenting magazines and is a frequent guest on CNN, the Today show, the CBS Early Show, and Good Morning America. Heidi and her husband, Erik, have two children and live in Southern California.