Science and babies : private decisions, public dilemmas / Suzanne Wymelenberg for the Institute of Medicine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wymelenberg, Suzanne.

Contributor:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human reproduction--Social aspects.

Human reproduction.

Contraception--Social aspects.

Contraception.

Teenage pregnancy--Social aspects.

Teenage pregnancy.

Human reproductive technology--Moral and ethical aspects.

Human reproductive technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

""Science and Babies""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1 Reproductive Health Issues ""; ""INFERTILITY""; ""CONTRACEPTION""; ""TEENAGE PARENTHOOD""; ""PRENATAL CARE""; ""ETHICAL ISSUES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 Infertility ""; ""HOW COMMON IS INFERTILITY?""; ""THE PROCESS OF HUMAN REPRODUCTION""; ""WHEN THE SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK""; ""SEEKING THE CAUSE""; ""DAMAGE TO THE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT""; ""OVULATION DISORDERS""; ""ENDOMETRIOSIS""; ""CAUSES OF MALE INFERTILITY""; ""MEDICAL THERAPIES FOR WOMEN AND MEN""; ""SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR VARICOCELE""; ""SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR WOMEN""

""ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION"" ""NEW FERTILIZATION PROCEDURES""; ""In Vitro Fertilization""; ""Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer""; ""Setting Standards for the New Technologies""; ""PROTECTING THE CONSUMER""; ""Physician Credentials""; ""Using Procedures Appropriately""; ""Defining IVF and GIFT Success""; ""Questions to Ask an IVF Clinic""; ""Some Approaches for Protecting Consumers""; ""IVF CLINICS�THE CURRENT SCENE""; ""RESEARCH NEEDS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""3 Contraception: Having a Healthy Baby at the Right Time ""

""WHY THE DECLINE IN CONTRACEPTIVE DEVELOPMENT?"" ""The Lawsuit Proliferation""; ""Changes in the Legal Rules""; ""The Increased Cost of Insurance""; ""The Funding Gap""; ""FDA Requirements""; ""THE NEED FOR BETTER CONTRACEPTION""; ""To Prevent Abortions""; ""To Slow Population Growth""; ""To Improve Maternal and Child Health""; ""To Increase the Choice of Effective Methods""; ""To Increase Acceptability and Accessibility""; ""HINDERING CONTRACEPTIVE USE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Birth Control Methods Available in the United States Today and Their Effectiveness""

""Birth Control Methods on the Horizon for the United States"" ""Birth Control Methods Not Available in the United States""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""4 The Dilemma of Teenage Parenthood ""; ""THE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM""; ""PRECURSORS OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY""; ""Lack of Contraceptive Use""; ""Early Onset of Puberty and Delayed Marriage""; ""Poverty""; ""Lack of Educational Goals""; ""Religious Involvement""; ""Family Relationships""; ""Peer Pressure""; ""WHAT DETERMINES CONTRACEPTIVE USE?""; ""Age""; ""Educational Goals""; ""Sex Education""; ""Acceptance of One's Sexual Behavior""

""Stage of Development"" ""CONSEQUENCES OF EARLY CHILDBEARING""; ""Health Risks for Infant and Mother""; ""Education, Job Opportunities, and Income""; ""Economic Costs""; ""The Children of Teenage Mothers""; ""AVERTING TEENAGE PREGNANCY""; ""Sex Education Programs""; ""Efforts to Promote Chastity""; ""Improving Access to Contraception""; ""The Use of Abortion""; ""Other Approaches""; ""RESEARCH NEEDS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENT""; ""REFERENCES""; ""5 Prenatal Care: Having Healthy Babies ""; ""MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH-THE PICTURE TODAY""; ""LOW BIRTHWEIGHT AND INFANT MORTALITY""; ""POVERTY AND INFANT MORTALITY""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610214082

9781280214080

1280214082

9780309555555

0309555558

9780585213538

0585213534

OCLC:

923266986