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Miscarriage, medicine & miracles : everything you need to know about miscarriage
Title:
Miscarriage, medicine & miracles : everything you need to know about miscarriage
Author:
Young, Bruce K., 1938-
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Edition:
Bantam trade paperback edition.
Publication Information:
New York, New York : Bantam Books, 2009.

©2008
Physical Description:
xvii, 334 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Summary:
Overview: From one of the foremost doctors in the field and a journalist who has experienced multiple miscarriages herself comes an accessible, encouraging, and complete guide to both the causes and, more important, the prevention of miscarriage. Though one in four American women will lose her pregnancy, with the right pre-pregnancy evaluation and ongoing care, for many women miscarriage can be prevented. During forty years of practice, Dr. Bruce Young has treated hundreds of women who experienced this heartbreaking loss and helped them bring babies to term. Now he has teamed up with one of his patients, Amy Zavatto, to write this compassionate guide that combines medical facts with insights from both the patient's and doctor's viewpoints. Including real-life case studies, Dr. Young provides in-depth answers to the questions: Why did this happen to me? and What can I do to prevent it next time?
General Note:
Originally published in hardcover: 2008.

Includes index.
Language:
English
Contents:
Introduction -- Basics: -- Preparing for pregnancy: understanding your body -- Nutrition and pregnancy: feeding the baby -- What is a miscarriage? -- Recurrent miscarriage: lightning strikes twice (or more) -- Diagnostic evaluation for miscarriage: what you can expect, step-by-step -- New technology for the new age -- Miscarriage myths -- Anatomy Is Not Destiny: -- Cervical insufficiency: competent woman, incompetent cervix -- Asherman Syndrome: scarred and scared -- Abnormal uterus: shaping up -- Ectopic pregnancy: misplaced trust -- Fibroids: unwanted guests -- Multiple pregnancy: less is more -- Malfunctions: Systems Failure: -- Severe maternal illness: blindsided -- Endocrine causes of miscarriage: yes, it's hormonal -- Diabetes: it's about control -- Inadequate corpus luteum: tired ovaries -- Blighted ovum: a bad start -- Auto-immune disease: when the body fights itself -- Blood-clotting disorders: too much of a good thing -- Environmental Hazards: When Nature Doesn't Nurture: -- Infections: germ invaders -- Toxic agents: greening your pregnancy -- Trauma: danger zones -- Stress, psychology, and pregnancy -- Understanding: -- Grieving, coping, hoping -- FAQ: your questions answered -- Glossary -- Index -- About the authors.
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ISBN:
9780553384857
Format :
Book