Authors:J. Djelmis, Gernot Desoye, M. Ivanisevic,
Publisher: S. Karger AG (Switzerland)
Keywords: diabetes, frontiers, pregnancy, diabetology
Number of Pages: 327
Published: 2005-08
List price: $149.25
ISBN-10: 380557925X
ISBN-13: 9783805579254
Trends identified when estimating global prevalence suggest the world is facing a pandemic of diabetes mellitus. Consequently a rapid increase in the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus is expected. This volume provides a comprehensive yet concise overview of the scientific and clinical characteristics of gestational diabetes as well as type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus during pregnancy. Throughout the book the authors adopt a multidisciplinary approach and cover aspects such as etiology, physiology, molecular biology and genetics, immunology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and ma
Author: John Zakour
Publisher: Metropolis Ink/End Table Books
Keywords: person, alive, pregnant, live, guide, pregnancy, man
Number of Pages: 60
Published: 2004-02-15
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 0957952856
ISBN-13: 9780957952850
A Man’s Guide To Pregnancy is a fun look at pregnancy from the man’s point of view. It makes an especially good gift book for the expecting father as it is full of "humorous helpful hints" to guide a man through this sometimes confusing, always hectic time. No expecting father who has a shred of a sense of humor should be without this book.
Authors:Robert Gunzburg, Marek Szpalski,
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilki
Keywords: menopause, pregnancy, adolescence, spine, failed
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2004-11-01
List price: $149.00
ISBN-10: 078179613X
ISBN-13: 9780781796132
Written by an international group of recognized experts, this volume addresses the complications of spine surgery and the treatment of patients with adverse surgical outcomes. Coverage includes discussions of failed spine fusion, postoperative scoliosis, postoperative flat back, postoperative infection, epidural fibrosis, and complications resulting from implants and devices. Chapters offer guidelines on patient selection for surgery and identify psychosocial risk factors for chronic pain. Sections on treatment of the failed spine cover medications, physical therapy, and invasive modalities in
Authors:Joanne Kimes, Sanford A. Tisherman,
Publisher: Adams Media
Keywords: miserable, makes, miracle, sucks, pregnancy
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2003-11-01
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 1580629342
ISBN-13: 9781580629348
Discusses the physical, emotional, and social challenges that can occur during pregnancy, from dealing with morning sickness and weight gain to feuding with one’s family over the baby’s name to suspecting that one’s husband is having an affair. Original. 35,000 first printing.
Author: Elizabeth Davis
Publisher: Celestial Arts
Keywords: pregnancy, birth, guide, midwife, hands, heart
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 2004-11-01
List price: $32.50
ISBN-10: 1587612216
ISBN-13: 9781587612213
For over two decades, HEART & HANDS has been a beloved guide for both midwives and parents interested in the benefits of midwifery care. This all-new fourth edition has been revised from start to finish, featuring updated material that emphasizes independent midwifery, physiologic (natural) birth, and the art of nonintervention. Midwifery expert Elizabeth Davis includes valuable hints for turning breech and posterior babies, mediating pain in labor, and supporting newborn physiology. Davis also reveals the keys to postpartum recovery, with practical tips on breastfeeding for busy mothers.
Authors:Jane Lancaster, Beatrix Hamburg,
Publisher: Aldine Transaction
Keywords: dimensions, biosocial, parenthood, pregnancy, school
Number of Pages: 424
Published: 2008-04-17
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0202362418
ISBN-13: 9780202362410
This important work examines in detail and depth how, as a consequence of changing technologies, diet, patterns of reproduction, and work, relations between children and parents have altered. The editors and contributors hold that biosocial science is particularly relevant to research on human family systems and parenting behavior. The family is the universal social institution in which the care of children is based and the turf where cultural tradition, beliefs, and values are transmitted to the young as they fulfill their biological potential for growth, development and reproduction. The bi
Author: Marjorie Greenfield
Publisher: Pocket
Keywords: parenting, guides, charge, guide, pregnancy, spock
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2003-04-29
List price: $7.99
ISBN-10: 0743457714
ISBN-13: 9780743457712
Pregnant? Congratulations! Now let an expert guide you through this exciting time. Pregnancy is a time of powerful emotions, dramatic changes, and plenty of questions. Noted obstetrician Marjorie Greenfield, M.D., one of the new team of medical experts at The Dr. Spock Company, has written this authoritative book to answer all your questions and help ensure a happy, healthy pregnancy. Dr. Spock’s Pregnancy Guide will take you month by month through the thrilling journey to parenthood, with special focus on how to: Follow the development of your growing baby Find the right obstetricia
