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Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners in Ambulatory Obstetric Settings
Springer Publishing Company 2013; US$ 65.00"The authors have crafted a very user-friendly set of guidelines, identifying the steps in assessment of patients for risks, outlining the objectives for care from preconception through postpartum, and addressing care for pregnant HIV positive women [the book] includes avenues to electronic resources to assist them in accessing the newest information... more...
Reproductive Genetics, Gender and the Body
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 53.95This book is all about reproductive genetics, a sociological concept developed to define the use of DNA-based technologies in the medical management and supervision of reproduction and pregnant women. In a searching analysis, Elizabeth Ettorre uncovers the hidden social processes involved in the development of these technologies. Focussing on prenatal... more...
Birthing Autonomy
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95Birthing Autonomy brings some balance to the difficult arguments that arise from debates about home births, and focuses on women?s views and their experiences of planning home births. It provides an in-depth exploration of how women make decisions about home births and what aspects matter most to them. Comparing how differently the pros and cons... more...
Birth in the Age of AIDS
Stanford University Press 2013; US$ 24.95Birth in the Age of AIDS is a vivid and poignant portrayal of the experiences of HIV-positive women in India during pregnancy, birth, and motherhood at the beginning of the 21st century. The government of India, together with global health organizations, established an important public health initiative to prevent HIV transmission from mother to... more...
Testing Women, Testing the Fetus
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 34.95Rich with the voices and stories of participants, these touching, firsthand accounts examine how women of diverse racial, ethnic, class and religious backgrounds perceive prenatal testing, the most prevalent and routinized of the new reproducing technologies. Based on the author's decade of research and her own personal experiences with amniocentesis,... more...
The Birth Wars
University of Queensland Press 2013; US$ 12.99Essential reading for every woman who is or may one day become a mother. Women are told they have pregnancy and birth care choices. But their only real choice is which side to take in the birth wars. Each day battles are waged in hospitals and clinics around Australia: between those who view birth as natural and those who view birth as medical.... more...
Supporting a Physiologic Approach to Pregnancy and Birth
Wiley 2013; US$ 49.99Supporting a Physiologic Approach to Pregnancy and Birth: A Practical Guide provides an overview of current evidence and a range of practical suggestions to promote physiologic birth within the United States healthcare system. Presenting the latest evidence available on practical approaches and minimal interventions, this book looks into clinic exam... more...
From Pea to Pumpkin
Sourcebooks 2013; US$ 15.99My little pea. My little sweet potato. My little pumpkin. Every pregnancy is full of little moments-of hope, of promise, and of laughter. Showcasing your baby's weekly progress with watercolor fruits and veggies-growing in size from pea to pumpkin-this journal is the perfect place ... more...
Things I Didn?t Expect (When I Was Expecting)
Melbourne University Publishing 2013; Not AvailablePregnancy is natural, healthy and fun, right? Sure it is, if you?re lucky. For others, it?s an adventure in physical discomfort, unachievable ideals, kooky classes and meddling experts.When Monica Dux found herself pregnant with her first child, she was dismayed to find she belonged firmly in the second category. For her, pregnancy could only be described... more...
Principles of Oocyte and Embryo Donation
Springer 2013; US$ 169.99The versatility of oocyte and embryo donation has proven to be extremely valuable to both patients and doctors engaged in reproductive medicine. Originally thought to be applicable only to a rather small subset of infertile women, today busy practices commonly recommend the procedure and it is estimated that nearly all of the 400 or more IVF programs... more...









