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9 of the Best Books and Articles on: Pregnancy Complications

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The Health of Women: A Global Perspective ("Maternal Health: What's the Problem?" begins on p. 34) » Read Now
by Judith Timyan, Jill Gay, Marge Koblinsky. 284 pgs.

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...thousand of them die from pregnancy related complications. Too many suffer and...illness and death from complications in pregnancy and childbirth, from...disease have...
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Pregnancy for Older Women: Assessing the Medical Risks (Includes discussion of pregnancy complications in multiple chapters) » Read Now
by Phyllis Kernoff Mansfield. 224 pgs.

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Preface Medical Risks and Medical Beliefs Assessing the Medical Literature Important Issues for Older Women: Down's Syndrome, Infertility and More The Circumstances Surrounding Later-Life Pregnancy Past and Present Pregnancy for Older Women Appendixes: Studies of Advanced Maternal Age and Eight...
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Preface Medical Risks and Medical Beliefs Assessing the Medical Literature Important Issues for Older Women: Down's Syndrome, Infertility and More The Circumstances Surrounding Later-Life Pregnancy Past and Present Pregnancy for Older Women Appendixes: Studies of Advanced Maternal Age and Eight Pregnancy Outcomes, United States, 1917-January 1983; Percentage of Studies Falling into Each Rating Category According to Pregnancy Outcomes Studied and Findings Concerning the Effects of Advanced Maternal Age; Selected Medical Views Concerning Pregnancy at Advanced Maternal Age; Incidence of Down's Syndrome by Mother's Age: Four Samples; Selected Etiological Studies of Down's Syndrome References Index
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Prenatal Testing: A Sociological Perspective (Includes discussion of pregnancy complications in multiple chapters) » Read Now
by Aliza Kolker, B. Meredith Burke. 250 pgs.

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Testing for genetic abnormalities has transformed pregnancy and motherhood, and the recent discoveries by the Human Genome Project affect us all. In this updated version of their important book with its new Afterword, the authors have incorporated the most recent prenatal testing information. Using...
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Testing for genetic abnormalities has transformed pregnancy and motherhood, and the recent discoveries by the Human Genome Project affect us all. In this updated version of their important book with its new Afterword, the authors have incorporated the most recent prenatal testing information. Using their own research, the authors analyze the psycho-social and ethical implications of genetic testing. Among the issues discussed in the new Afterword are the spread of prenatal testing, the changing meanings of pregnancy, and the perils and promises of the Human Genome Project.
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Pregnancy, Birth and the Early Months: The Thinking Woman's Guide (Chap. 7 "Special Situations and Complications") » Read Now
by Richard I. Feinbloom. 333 pgs.

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Fully revised and updated, this authoritative and complete guide covers prenatal testing, genetics, the best nutrition, drugs during pregnancy, and new technology. Photos, drawings & charts.
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Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting: Findings from a Racially Diverse Sample (Chap. 2 "Prenatal Care and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes") » Read Now
by Patricia L. East, Marianne E. Felice. 155 pgs.

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...incidence of specific pregnancy complications, pregnancy weight gain...used the total number of pregnancy complications listed here, rather than...Outcomes No. of...
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Diabetes, Beating the Odds: The Doctor's Guide to Reducing Your Risk ("Gestational Diabetes" begins on p. 31) » Read Now
by Elliot J. Rayfield, Cheryl Solimini. 151 pgs.

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You can reduce your chances of getting diabetes or its serious complications--even if it runs in your family. This book clearly explains the hereditary transmission of the disease and tells readers how they can reduce the onset or severity of the disease, prevent the consequences of, or even prevent, the disease.
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Conquering High Blood Pressure: The Complete Guide to Managing Hypertension ("High Blood Pressure and Pregnancy" begins on p. 102) » Read Now
by Stephen Wood, Bert P. A. Griffith. 260 pgs.

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...pressure and prevent its complications. We recommend that you read...High Blood Pressure and Pregnancy 102 In Summary...and end up with unfortunate complications or die...
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Feeding Fetus: On Interrogating the Notion of Maternal-Fetal Conflict, in Feminist Studies » Read Now
by Susan Markens, C. H. Browner, Nancy Press. 22 pgs.

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...Something is wrong; there are complications. The laboring woman wonders...This womans drinking during pregnancy caused the complicated pregnancy and possible poor birth...
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Birth Stories: Mystery, Power, and Creation (Includes discussion of pregnancy complications in multiple chapters) » Read Now
by Jane Dwinell. 174 pgs.

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The book is designed to help partners, childbirth educators, and assistants to acknowledge the woman's powers and do all that they can to assist her in the safe and most respectful way. From her vantage point as a birth attendant, Dwinell recounts the moving birth experiences of twenty different...
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The book is designed to help partners, childbirth educators, and assistants to acknowledge the woman's powers and do all that they can to assist her in the safe and most respectful way. From her vantage point as a birth attendant, Dwinell recounts the moving birth experiences of twenty different women. Thus the reader learns that there are no "right" or "wrong" ways to give birth. In fact, the author shows how satisfying it can be for women to exercise their own strength, power and choice in the birth process instead of yielding to unnecessary technological and medical interventions.
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