Expecting Trouble: What Expectant Parents Should Know about Prenatal Care in America Contributor(s): Strong Jr, Thomas H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814797792 ISBN-13: 9780814797792 Publisher: New York University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2002 Annotation: "What makes this book important is its comprehensiveness, its general readability, and the fact that it has been written by a practicing obstetrician rather than a health services researcher or an academic obstetrician" --"The New England Journal of Medicine" Offers a careful regimen for change and ready-to-use advice for pregnant women and their doctors." "An incisive book, it should be on every obstetrician's reading list."--"Mothering" In this controversial volume, Dr. Strong dispels widespread misconceptions about the effectiveness of prenatal care in its current form and explains how mothers themselves may influence the course and outcome of their pregnancies to a greater degree than do their obstetricians. He provides specific questions that parents should be asking their health care providers to ensure that they and their babies receive the best care possible. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Pregnancy & Childbirth - Health & Fitness | Health Care Issues |
Dewey: 362.198 |
Series: What Expectant Parents Should Know about Prenatal Care in Am |
Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.08" W x 9.02" L (0.76 lbs) 258 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family |
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Publisher Description: A controversial volume dispelling current misconceptions about prenatal care In this controversial volume, Dr. Strong dispels widespread misconceptions about the effectiveness of prenatal care in its current form and explains how mothers themselves may influence the course and outcome of their pregnancies to a greater degree than do their obstetricians. He provides specific questions that parents should be asking their health care providers to ensure that they and their babies receive the best care possible. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jr, Thomas H. Strong: - Thomas H. Strong, Jr., M.D., an award-winning speaker and researcher, is a board-certified Obstetrician-Gynecologist and Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist in Pheonix, Arizona. He is on the clinical faculty at the University of Arizona and the University of California at San Francisco (Fresno) Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology. |
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