Expecting Trouble: What Expectant Parents Should Know About Prenatal Care in America - Brossura

Strong, Thomas H.

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ISBN 10: 0814797792 ISBN 13: 9780814797792

Casa editrice: New York Univ Pr, 2002

Riassunto

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.

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L'autore

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.

Product Description

While the general understanding of prenatal care as crucial to the wellbeing of mothers and their babies is now enshrined in American culture, Strong draws upon scientific research to show that few procedures are as helpful as we think, aiming to dispel misconceptions about prenatal care. He explains how mothers themselves may influence the course and outcome of their pregnancies to a greater degree than do their obstetricians. He provides scientific questions that parents should be asking their health care providers to ensure that they and their babies recieve the best care possible.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: New York Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0814797792
• ISBN 13: 9780814797792
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 258
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile