Coming To Term: Uncovering the Truth About Miscarriage Cohen, Jon and Sandra Ann Carson

Cohen, Jon; Sandra Ann Carson

ISBN 10: 0618277242 / ISBN 13: 9780618277247

Published by Houghton Mifflin, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Coming To Term: Uncovering the Truth About Miscarriage Cohen, Jon and Sandra Ann Carson
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618277242
• ISBN 13: 9780618277247
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Weight: 18 ounces

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Synopsis

After his wife lost four pregnancies, Jon Cohen set out to gather the most comprehensive and accurate information on miscarriage – a topic shrouded in myth, hype, and uncertainty. The result of his mission is a uniquely revealing and inspirational book for every woman who has lost at least one pregnancy – and for her partner, family, and close friends.
Approaching the topic from a reporter's perspective, Cohen takes us on a surprising journey into the laboratories and clinics of researchers at the front, weaving together their cutting-edge findings with intimate portraits of a dozen families who have had difficulty bringing a baby to term. Couples who seek medical help for miscarriage often encounter conflicting information about the causes of pregnancy loss and ways to prevent it. Cohen's investigation synthesizes the latest scientific findings and unearths some surprising facts. We learn, for example, that nearly seven out of ten women who have had three or more miscarriages can still carry a child to term without medical intervention. Cohen also scrutinizes the full array of treatments, showing readers how to distinguish promising new options from the useless or even dangerous ones.
Coming to Term is the first book to turn a journalistic spotlight on a subject that has remained largely in the shadows. With an unrelenting eye and the compassion that comes from personal experience, Jon Cohen offers a message that is both enlightening and surprisingly hopeful.

About the Authors

Jon Cohen has previously written the books Shots in the Dark (Norton, PB 2001), and Aging with Grace (2001 HC), which received a Christopher Award. He has covered biomedical science for 15 years, including for the maagzines New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, Science, Smithsonian, and Discover, the newspapers the New York Times and the Washington Post, and the on-line publication Slate.

Sandra Ann Carson M.D. is a doctor of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Completed Residency At: Michael Reese Hosp Med Ctr, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Northwestern Mem Hosp, Obstetrics And Gynecology. at Chicago, Il.