Alison Mackonochie is the author of Emma's Diary, the Royal College of General Practitioners' award-wining pregnancy guide, as well as The Practical Encyclopedia of Pregnancy & Babycare, Your Baby's First Year: a month-by-month guide, and New Guide to Babycare: a manual for new parents. Alison is also an editor for several parenting magazines and a member of the Medical Journalists' Association and the Guild of Health Writers.
