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Your Pregnancy Quick Guide: Women of Color
Author(s): Glade B. Curtis (Author), Judith Schuler (Contributor)
- Publisher: Da Capo Press
- Publication Date: 20 Jun. 2006
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 208 pages
- ISBN-10: 0738210609
- ISBN-13: 9780738210605
Book Description
By the best-selling authors of the Your Pregnancy series, medically sound and succinct information for the woman who needs detailed information on a specific concern -The facts about the frequency of sickle-cell disease, multiples, Tay-Sachs, thalassemia, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and hypertension during pregnancy in women of color – Explanations of how these conditions are tested for, diagnosed, and monitored throughout pregnancy – Information on premature birth and how you can protect yourself -Suggestions for staying healthy throughout pregnancy, including detailed information on diet and exercise.
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About the Author
Glade B. Curtis, M.D., M.P.H., is board-certified by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the father of five. He lives in Utah. Judith Schuler, M.S., has worked and cowritten books with Dr. Curtis for more than twenty years. Ms. Schuler divides her time between homes in Wyoming and Arizona.
