Pregnancy for Older Women: Assessing the Medical Risks (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780275921842)

As more and more women decide to have children in later life, the medical establishment is being forced to reevaluate its traditional stance that such women are high-risk. Pregnancy for Older Women is the only book to present a comprehensive scientific analysis of the medical literature, exploring such controversial issues as amniocentesis, the use of cesarean section, and the effect of doctor's assumptions on case outcomes.

Author: Phyllis Mansfield
ISBN-10: 0275921840
ISBN-13: 9780275921842
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 09/05/1986
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d