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Science writer explores the field of fetal origins. Includes Paul's interviews with scientists, anecdotes from her own pregnancies, and research…
on the lifelong effects of gestational influences. Traces our evolving understanding of prenatal issues such as diet and nutrition, stress, environmental toxins, exercise, and drug and alcohol use. 2010
Second edition of guidebook suggests strategies to compensate for declining vision. Provides tips for organizing one's home; dealing with financial,…
personal, and legal affairs; and maximizing one's independence. Lists technological devices available and organizations and businesses that offer assistance. 2011
Pediatric surgeon recounts the history of the field, her day-to-day experiences, and the emotional highs and lows of dealing with…
the families of her patients. Examines the development of treatments for conditions which would have been death sentences in years previous. 2014
Bestselling guide that mitigates the confusion surrounding pregnancy and birth by debunking myths that mislead parents, offering explanations of medical…
terms and covering a variety of issues, including prenatal care, birth defects, and amniocentesis. Descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2010
A working mother shares the basics for surviving as both a working and a breastfeeding mother. She provides a guide…
to negotiating a pumping schedule, navigating business travel, and pumping in less-than-ideal locales. She draws on stories from both her own experiences and those of others. 2015
Kear, diagnosed at age nineteen with retinitis pigmentosa, shares her struggles with acceptance of the condition and the risks and…
adventures she engaged in during her twenties. Describes falling in love and having children, and how she focused on them before admitting to having RP. Strong language. 2014
Prompted by her own first pregnancy, science journalist investigates old wives' tales, news reports, and governmental regulations surrounding pregnancy and…
childbirth. Covers nutrition, body reactions, exercise, the birth process, newborns, sleep, breastfeeding, subsequent pregnancies, and more. Expanded from a fourteen-part series originally published by New Scientist. 2013
Thirty writers describe their own experiences of giving birth. Discuss overcoming infertility, feeling frustration about medical staff attitudes and derailed…
birth plans, having twins after miscarriage, and the thrill of finishing labor and meeting their babies. Contributors include Ann Hood, Dani Shapiro, Julia Glass, and Cheryl Strayed. Strong language. 2014
Retina specialists and authors of Macular Degeneration (DB 74495) describe diabetic retinopathy, a potential problem for people with diabetes. Discuss…
its development, treatment options and ways to slow its progress, and lifestyle changes that lead to better glucose control. Offer advice on coping with visual impairment. 2014
Fortysomething New York City writer and entrepreneur examines the growing number of women who are remaining childless, usually by situational…
chance rather than choice or infertility. Discusses society's preconceptions of such women, a possible sociological basis for the phenomenon, and coping techniques. 2014
Autobiography of woman who trained as a nurse/midwife and served in London's impoverished East End during the 1950s. Describes her…
sheltered background, life in an Anglican convent, and long hours among poverty-stricken patients. Basis for the PBS series. 2002
Middle-aged essayist describes the two years from 2009 to 2011 that she spent in the "land of the sick," searching…
for a diagnosis and treatment for her inflamed optic nerve. Also describes her spiritual disorientation in this companion to Things Seen and Unseen (DB 49806). 2013
Thirty-seven essays from women writers about living childless lives, either by choice or circumstance. Actress Nora Dunn ruminates on the…
ways a non-mother enjoys the children in her life. Comedian Margaret Cho examines why she has yet to bear or adopt a child. 2013
The late coauthor of Three Cups of Tea (DB 64285) describes following ophthalmologists Geoffrey Tabin and Sanduk Ruit as they…
performed eye surgeries in rural Nepal. Discusses the 1995 founding of the Himalayan Cataract Project to prevent blindness in the Third World. 2013
Memoir of Scottish novelist McWilliam, who became functionally blind in 2006 because of the involuntary closing of her eyelids from…
a condition known as blepharospasm. McWilliam reviews her life, describes undergoing a two-part operation to restore her vision, and explores a possible psychological basis for her sightlessness. Strong language. 2010
In this collection of essays, sixteen writers discuss cultural pressures to become parents and provide their own perspectives and experiences…
with this decision. Each of the authors makes a case for valid reasons to forgo having children. 2015
This story is a timeless memory of two people's unique intersection with landscape, imagination, hope, and love. It contains hard…
truths and great beauty. The subject--making a life of worth under challenging circumstances--is universal and powerfully wrought
John and Martha Beck had two Harvard degrees apiece when the conceived their second child. Further graduate studies, budding careers,…
and a growing family meant major stress - not that they'd have admitted it to anyone (or themselves). As the pregnancy progressed, Martha battled constant nausea and dehydration. And when she learned her unborn son had Down syndrome, she battled nearly everyone over her decision to continue the pregnancy. She still can't explain many of the things that happened to her while she was expecting Adam, but by the time he was born, Martha, as she puts it, "had to unlearn virtually everything Harvard taught [her] about what is precious and what is garbage."
A retina specialist answers questions about the causes, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of age-related wet and dry macular degeneration.…
Includes patient commentary and discusses the future possibilities of research trials. 2010