Your Pregnancy & Newborn Journey: A Guide for Pregnant Teens (Teen Pregnancy and Parenting series) [Paperback]

Jeanne Warren Lindsay (Author), Jean Brunelli PHN (Author)

Book Description

Series: Teen Pregnancy and Parenting series | Publication Date: April 1, 2004

This book is suitable for ages 12 to 20 years. Sharing experiences and insights that will help other teens face the realities of impending parenthood, pregnant and parenting teens offer young expectant mothers advice for carrying and delivering a healthy baby. Medical concerns such as foetal development, nutrition, and risks related to smoking, alcohol, and drugs are discussed, and labour and delivery are described in detail - often through the words of teenagers who have already delivered. Focusing on the needs of the young mother and those of her partner, this guide also stresses the importance of staying in school, graduating, and gaining job skills. Including numerous quotes from teenage fathers, but sensitive to the fact that many pregnant teens do not have a positive relationship with their baby's father, this book provides knowledge that will improve a young mother's chances of having a satisfying experience with or without a partner's assistance.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 7 Up-A sensitive combination of medical information and personal accounts. Written directly to teenagers by two experienced health educators, the book serves as a guide to the physical and emotional realities of pregnancy and parenthood. Topics covered include testing, fetal development, nutrition, adoption, labor, and newborn parenting. Peppered throughout the text are frank quotes from teen parents that present an honest view of what lies ahead. A chapter for teen fathers addresses their rights and responsibilities, the importance of supporting prenatal care, and the emotional changes they might be experiencing. Each chapter ends with a suggestion for further reading, and an extensive bibliography is included. Average-quality black-and-white photos show teen families of various backgrounds. This is a useful, nonjudgmental tool for readers who are pregnant, thinking about parenthood, or interested in supporting a pregnant friend.
Katie O'Dell Madison, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Jeanne Warren Lindsay, P.H.N., developed and coordinated the Teen Parent Program at Tracy High School in Cerritos, California, for 16 years. She is the author of 17 books dealing with adolescent pregnancy and parenting. She lives in Buena Park, California. Jean Brunelli, PHN taught prenatal health and parenting in the Teen Parent Program for the ABC Unified School District in Cerritos, California, for 15 years. She has served as the director of the Tracy Infant and Toddler Program for Children with Special Needs and Their Families and is currently an officer of the Infant Development Association of California. She lives in La Palma, California.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Morning Glory Press; 3rd edition (April 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932538003
• ISBN-13: 978-1932538007
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #99,595 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #65 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Personal Health > Teen Health > Sexuality

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5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read, August 25, 2006

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This review is from: Your Pregnancy & Newborn Journey: A Guide for Pregnant Teens (Teen Pregnancy and Parenting series) (Paperback)

This book was a very easy to read guide on every aspect of pregnancy. Offered stories and insight from other pregnant teens and teenage mothers. It answered every possible question I could think of. Very helpful book.