Product Description

Aimed at helping women to understand the special circumstances of their pregnancy. Describes the normal stages of pregnancy, explains how existing conditions such as diabetes and seizures can affect pregnancy and gives information on pregnancy disorders from gestational diabetes to placenta disruption.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1409818 in Books
• Published on: 1997
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 278 pages

Ingram
The High-Risk Pregnancy Sourcebook helps women understand the special circumstances of their pregnancies and the various methods of enhancing the chances of having a healthy, full-term baby. In addition to giving background on normal changes, the book includes complete information on the various disorders of pregnancy, including gestational diabetes, toxemia, and placenta disruption.

Customer Reviews

Some support, but minimal information
This book is good if you are looking for comfort, it is disappointing if you are looking for information. Advantages: It gives simple and clear explanations about pregnancy complications with some background, so it can be understood by almost anyone. Disadvantages: There is hardly any precise data (for example: what level of protein is considered dangerous, what is the reoccurrence rate of pre-eclampsia, etc. ). The main advice of the book is to consult your care giver, well, I bought this book because I wanted to learn more myself and ask my doctor less questions... The book has very little additional information above a normal pregnancy guide book.

Very helpful
This is a very good book, and offers a lot of valuable information. Unfortunately I didn't know that I had a ihgh-risk pregnancy until it was too late, and I spent three months in the hospital. This book was a major source of information and support. I appreciated having clear explanations of the disorders of pregnany. I also have the book "Days in Waiting" by Mary McCann, which is a bedrest book that offers all the information about bedrest that this one doesn't. Between the two books, all of my concerns and questions were answered. I recommend both of them highly.