Every Pregnant Woman's Guide to Preventing Premature Birth
Luke, a registered nurse and researcher, has written the first book addressing the avoidance of risk factors that lead to premature birth. After observing the link between high levels of stress and long hours on one's feet and the number of premature births in the nurses with whom she worked in a busy nursery, Luke studied the work of French obstetrician Emile Papiernik, whose initiatives led to a significant lowering of the premature birthrate in France. Factors identified were nontraditional in nature and included such things as standing, long hours, noise, fatigue, and stress. The author outlines the risk factors in home and work environments, lifestyle, and nutrition and offers suggestions to reduce those risks. She includes a preassessment test for the to ascertain how high her risk might be and a postassessment to help her see where she has and can make significant changes to prevent premature birth. This very readable book accomplishes the author's purpose quite well. Recommended for consumer health collections.Mary J. Jarvis, Methodist Hosp. Medical Lib., Lubbock, Tex.Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.