Avoiding Miscarriage: Everything You Need To Know To Feel More Confident In Pregnancy

By Susan Rousselot

Book Overview

Presents an overview of miscarriage, dispels common myths, provides flow charts to help reveal the cause of any previous unexplained loss, and offers positive, practical options for action. This book... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0977493318
• ISBN13: 9780977493319
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Sea Change Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

A must read, one loss or five!

I found "Avoiding Miscarriage" to be an amazing book! It answered so many questions and helped me so much. I accredit most of my "recovery" to this book. I was able to move past most of my issues, and relieve myself of a lot of guilt and blame. I found the combination of various stories and facts to be extremely effective. Readers are able to relate with others who have had miscarriages, yet learn so much! It was great for me after suffering multiple miscarriages to alleviate some of the fear of multiple miscarriages. I believe it would be wonderful for anyone with multiple miscarriages in helping them narrow down causes. It also taught me to question my doctor. "Avoiding Miscarriage" gave me critical knowledge every pregnant woman should have to communicate effectively with their doctors. My favorite section was "Understanding Your Partner." A miscarriage will certainly test a relationship, this section helped to restore my faith in my partner. Other sections include -Miscarriage Explained -Miscarriage Myths and Misinformation -When Miscarriage Strikes -Assessing Your Own Risk, with an in-depth break down of all the causes and possible problems - Understanding yourself - Understanding your partner. -Understanding your doctor -Choosing your own path and -ENJOYING PREGNANCY A great buy and definite must read!

LOVE it!

Having suffered through 4 pregnancies and 4 miscarriages I was looking for something to give me direction. This book is it! From debunking commonly held myths to exploring possible causes and treatments, the book gives numerous options about how to proceed. At the very least it provokes questions you can ask your doctor. It's written in plain English by a woman who used her medical research background to gather info, interpret it and put it into one place. Excellent book!

Highly recommended, and a "must-read" for any woman seeking to become pregnant.

Written by Susan Rousselot, a mother who personally undertook extensive research to learn how to minimize the risk of miscarriage after personally suffering one, and featuring a foreword by miscarriage specialist Dr. Mary Stephenson, MD, Avoiding Miscarriage: Everything You Need to Know to Feel More Confident in Pregnancy offers straightforward answers to difficult questions. Debunking common myths about miscarriage, such as "after a miscarriage, I have to wait six months before trying again", "I miscarried because I continued to exercise", or "I miscarried because I once had an abortion", Avoiding Miscarriage acknowledges that a great deal of miscarriages are due to chromosomal problems and other abnormalities beyond the mother's control, but goes on to outline what is under a mother's control and how to effectively reduce risk. Maintaining a reasonably healthy weight (neither obese nor malnourished), receiving immunizations against common diseases that threaten pregnancy, and eliminating (or at least drastically reducing) alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine are among the helpful strategies advised; also of note are Avoiding Miscarriage's recommendations for improving communication with one's partner. Highly recommended, and a "must-read" for any woman seeking to become pregnant.

Buy this book

This book is incredibly helpful with finding your way through the maze of why you are experiencing miscarriages. It provides the scientific data of why it is occuring and what specific labs, medical procedures and treatment options to discuss with your medical provider. I would highly recommend this book.

Provides excellent understanding of miscarriage in readable form

I was impressed with this very readable book which combines up-to-the-minute science with true case histories to explain the causes of miscarriage. It is written in a question and answer format and allows a woman to measure her individual risk of miscarriage and to take preventitive steps to avoid it. The author had multiple miscarriages herself, and she is able to pass her understanding on to her reader. After researching the causes of miscarriage, and having two healthy children, she wrote this book. I recommend it to every woman to explain how our bodies work.