Multiple Sclerosis and Having a Baby: Everything You Need to Know about Conception, Pregnancy, and Parenthood
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (775 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0892817887 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Facts regarding questions I had and anecdotes to consider" according to Amy E. Menzer. This was very readable and offered clear and helpful statements of facts as known by medical literature from a few years ago. The anecdotes from various women helped me imagine what a particular result/situation would be like if I were faced with that, which was a helpful supplement to the statistics. Italso offers many practic. "The only book on this subject" according to A Customer. This book shares some research and a LOT of personal experiences to help women and men with MS decide if parenthood is right for them. The stories from different people aren't all positive or negative and really tell how different people's bodies react to the physical and emotional stress of becoming a parent. I was diagnosed w. "terrible book - offensive and inaccurate" according to Karla Margeson. This is the worst book I have ever read.First of all, it bases its "findings" on academic studies that are out of date and contradictory. The book gives no "conclusions" about any topic, but instead presents every piece of research done. She includes research that was conducted before the medical community had a strong understa
The author of Multiple Sclerosis and Evening Primrose Oil, she lives in London with her teenage son Pascal. . By following a variety of alternative therapies she has succeeded in stabilizing her condition and continues to work as a writer and journalist. Judy Graham has had MS for more than twenty-six years and gave birth for the first tim
This is a wonderful book." (Midwifery Today)"This is a comprehensive and useful reference guide offering professional and practical advice on everything you need to know about conception, pregnancy and parenthood in relation to multiple sclerosis. It is useful for health professionals and couples and builds on earlier texts by the same author." (Midwifery Digest, June 2001) . "Graham is qualified to offer answers and comments that are sympathetic, empathetic, supportive and very, very honest
With the latest medical facts and valuable data culled from hundreds of interviews with women who have multiple sclerosis and are currently raising a child, Graham straightforwardly addresses such issues as the possibility of relapse, genetic predisposition to MS, sexuality and fertility, pregnancy, postnatal care, and breastfeeding as they relate to women with MS.. • Contains information that can change the lives of many of the 250,000 women in the United States suffering from MS. Her new book Multiple Sclerosis and Having a Baby provides other women who are considering starting a family with the kind of genuine and useful insight that comes only from firsthand experience. Multiple Sclerosis and Having a Baby makes available not only the medical answers prospective parents need, but also the practical suggestions and sound advice that will help them meet the many unique and sometimes difficult challenges that face couples living with MS. • Firsthand advice from a woman with multiple sclerosis who has successfully borne and raised a child. Diagnosed with MS at twenty-eigh