Pregnancy and Birth (The Life Cycle) [Library Binding]

Dianne R. Hales (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Life Cycle | Publication Date: February 1989

Examines pregnancy and childbirth, from the beginning of a new life to changes in the family after delivery.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 7 Up-Hales touches on topics such as, conception, fetal development, prenatal care, complications of pregnancy, birth, and newborn care. Each section is short and concise, covering basic information without going into depth on any particular subject. Readers looking for information on teen pregnancy will be disappointed by the four-page section, which consists mostly of depressing statistics. The only illustration of a teen pictures her visibly pregnant and lying despondently on a bed while all the adult women depicted appear joyful and peaceful as they exercise, give birth, and cuddle their newborns. Single parenthood, unmarried partners, gay parents, and adoption are not mentioned; the author assumes a woman and man experience each pregnancy as a couple. Confusingly, both the introduction and the foreword written by C. Everett Koop, former Surgeon General, and Sandra Thurman, Director of the National AIDS Policy, respectively, address general good health and have nothing specific to say on the topic. Readers will see these for the generic "expert" press releases that they are. Look to Jeanne Warren Lindsay's Your Pregnancy and Newborn Journey (Morning Glory, 1998) for a guide that covers these issues in a manner respectful to teens.
Katie O'Dell, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Library Binding edition.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 105 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea House Pub (L) (February 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791000400
• ISBN-13: 978-0791000403
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,442,995 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dianne Hales is a widely published, award-winning freelance journalist. She has served as a contributing editor for Parade, Ladies Home Journal, Working Mother and American Health and has written for many national publications, including Family Circle, Good Housekeeping, New York Times, Readers' Digest, Washington Post, Woman's Day, and World Book. In addition to more than a dozen trade books, she is the author of the best-selling college health textbook, An Invitation to Health, and coauthor of An Invitation to Personal Change.

Dianne never expected to fall madly, gladly, giddily in love with Italian, the world's most enchanting language. But fall she did, and her latest book, LA BELLA LINGUA, tells both the dramatic story of Italian and her adventures over more than twenty years of studying and speaking the language.

Dianne ilives in northern California with her husband Robert E. Hales, M.D., and daughter Julia--who were surprised and delighted to discover that their wife and mother was becoming Italian.