Science and Babies:

Private Decisions, Public Dilemmas

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Size: 184 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1990

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By all indicators, the reproductive health of Americans has been deteriorating since 1980. Our nation is troubled by rates of teen pregnancies and newborn deaths that are worse than almost all others in the Western world.
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Front Matter	i-iv
Contents	v-viii	(skim)
1. Reproductive Health Issues	1-13	(skim)
2. Infertility	14-40	(skim)
3. Contraception: Having a Healthy Baby at the Right Time	41-68	(skim)
4. The Dilemma of Teenage Parenthood	69-95	(skim)
5. Prenatal Care: Having Healthy Babies	96-125	(skim)
6. Progress in Research	126-146	(skim)
7. New Technologies: The Ethical and Social Issues	147-157	(skim)
8. Areas for Policy Develoment	158-162	(skim)
Acknowledgements	163-164	(skim)
Index	165-174	(skim)

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By all indicators, the reproductive health of Americans has been deteriorating since 1980. Our nation is troubled by rates of teen pregnancies and newborn deaths that are worse than almost all others in the Western world.
Science and Babies is a straightforward presentation of the major reproductive issues we face that suggests answers for the public.
The book discusses how the clash of opinions on sex and family planning prevents us from making a national commitment to reproductive health; why people in the United States have fewer contraceptive choices than those in many other countries; what we need to do to improve social and medical services for teens and people living in poverty; how couples should "shop" for a fertility service and make consumer-wise decisions; and what we can expect in the future--featuring interesting accounts of potential scientific advances.

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