Getting Pregnant and Staying Pregnant : Overcoming Infertility and Managing Your High-Risk Pregnancy

by Raab, Diana; Danzer, Hal C.

• ISBN13: 9780897932387
• ISBN10: 0897932382
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-11
• Publisher: Hunter House

Summary

Covers fertility tests and treatments, in-vitro fertilization, geneticesting, birth defects, high-risk pregnancies, and premature births.

Author Biography

Diana Raab, B.S., R.N., is a nursing consultant Anita Levine-Goldberg, RNP, MSN, a nurse practitioner

Table of Contents

Foreword	vi	(1)
Harry Farb, M.D.
Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	1	(4)
1 Causes of Infertility	5	(21)
2 Infertility Testing	26	(16)
3 Positive Alternatives for the Infertile Couple	42	(13)
4 High-Risk Factors Before Pregnancy	55	(16)
5 High-Risk Complications During Pregnancy	71	(31)
6 Sexuality and Nutrition for Pregnant Women	102	(16)
7 Tests, Tests, Tests	118	(30)
8 Bed Rest and Medications	148	(13)
9 Miscarriage	161	(9)
10 Other Losses	170	(20)
11 Cesarean Birth	190	(20)
12 Premature Babies	210	(21)
13 Preventing Birth Defects	231	(8)
14 Genetic Risks	239	(14)
15 Issues, Ethics, and Decision Making	253	(12)
Appendix A: The Reproductive System	265	(12)
Appendix B: Postnatal Exercise Program	277	(3)
Appendix C: Support Groups and Associations in the USA and Canada	280	(10)
Glossary	290	(12)
Bibliography	302	(3)
Index	305