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Book SynopsisWhile the general understanding of prenatal care as crucial to the wellbeing of mothers and their babies is now enshrined in American culture, Strong draws upon scientific research to show that few procedures are as helpful as we think, aiming to dispel misconceptions about prenatal care.
Trade Review"An incisive book, it should be on every obstetrician's reading list." * Mothering *
"Offers a careful regimen for change and ready-to-use advice for pregnant women and their doctors." * Publishers Weekly *
"It is nothing short of courageous for a perinatologist to reveal that the supposed benefits of prenatal care as it's currently being delivered are unsubstantiated in medical research. Anyone who reads this book will discover the simple truth that it is women themselves, rather than their physicians or midwives, who have the power to influence their baby's well-being. Dr. Strong makes it abundantly clear there is cause to redesign the prenatal care delivery system in this country." -- Lylaine Gavette,Director of Bethany Women's Healthcare and Birth Center and member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Childbearing Centers
"Over the last 20 years, the majority of U.S. women have entered prenatal care early, yet our infant mortality and preterm rates have been lagging further and further behind other developed nations. It's past time to admit that something's very wrong with this picture and it's our children and families who are suffering. Tom Strong has the courage to question whether the problem might be with the prenatal care system itself and challenges the medical establishment and all of us to face and address this profound perinatal crisis in the America." -- Dr. Greg R. Alexander,Professor and Chair, Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham
"What makes this book important is its comprehensiveness, its general readability, and the fact that it has been written by a practicing obstetrician rather than a health services researcher or an academic obstetrician" * The New England Journal of Medicine *
Table of Contents1. Heresy: Sowing the Seeds of Change 2. The Basis of Prenatal Care 3. Money 4. The Stakeholders 5. The Chicken or the Egg? 6. A Thin Line
