Pregnancy Over 35 - Softcover

Today, more and more women are postponing motherhood until after they've established their careers and identities. Though pregnancy over 35 was frowned upon in the past -- by both society and the medical profession -- in 1986 alone. more than 260,000 women over 35 gave birth. Recent findings now indicate that a healthy woman past the age of 35 can have her first child safely and successfully.

Dr. Kathryn Schrotenboer-Cox is an obstetrician/ gynecologist who specializes in pregnant women over 35.

She and award-winning medical writer Joan Solomon Weiss provide well-researched, complete, and up-to-date medical information and practical advice on:
-- the latest news on infertility and the tests available for it
-- amniocentesis and CVS, the controversial new first-trimester test
-- your special nutritional needs
-- choosing your birth setting
-- selecting a care giver
-- exercises
-- sex
-- risks and complications
-- physical changes
-- involving your baby's father
-- preparation, labor, and delivery
-- Cesarean births
-- coping with motherhood and your career
-- and much more.

From the time you decide to become pregnant until after you bring your baby home, Pregnancy Over 35 addresses your special needs, concerns, and feelings.