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Title:
Preterm babies, fetal patients, and childbearing choices / John D. Lantos and Diane S. Lauderdale.
Author:
Lantos, John D., author.
Publication Information:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2015]
Call Number:
RJ250 .L36 2015
ISBN:
9780262029599
Series:
Basic bioethics

Basic bioethics.
Physical Description:
x, 215 pages ; 21 cm.
Contents:
Two narratives about pregnancy in the twentieth century -- Individual decisions : a 34 year-old pregnant woman at 36 weeks -- Stillbirth -- Late preterm birth -- Are there too many c-sections? -- Feminist critiques of obstetrics -- The debate about home birth -- Are c-sections good for women (and babies, too)? -- The fetus becomes a patient -- The pill (and delayed childbearing) -- The changing demography of childbearing -- Maternal age, multiple pregnancies, and preterm birth -- Maternal age and infertility -- Changing demographics and preterm birth rates -- Your fetus becomes a baby -- A defense of modern obstetrics -- Neonatal intensive care and infant mortality -- The evolution of prenatal care -- International comparisons -- The paradox of modern prenatal care -- Conclusions.
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