Miscarriage, Medicine & Miracles: Everything You Need to Know about Miscarriage

By Amy Zavatto and Bruce K. Young

Book Overview

From one of the foremost doctors in the field and a journalist who has experienced multiple miscarriages herself comes an accessible, encouraging, and complete guide to both the causes and, more important, the prevention of miscarriage. Though one in four American women will lose her pregnancy, with the right pre-pregnancy evaluation and ongoing care, for many women miscarriage can be prevented. During forty years of practice, Dr. Bruce Young has treated hundreds of women who experienced this heartbreaking loss and helped them bring babies to term. Now he has teamed up with one of his patients, Amy Zavatto, to write this compassionate guide that combines medical facts with insights from both the patient's and doctor's viewpoints. Including real-life case studies, Dr. Young provides in-depth answers to the questions- Why did this happen to me? and What can I do to prevent it next time? Providing the most up-to-date information on physical and mental health, nutrition, and technology, here is a proactive tool and comforting resource-from an expert with real-life reasons to give every woman hope for a successful pregnancy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553384856
• ISBN13: 9780553384857
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.2" x 5.2"

Customer Reviews

Interesting and Informative

I discovered this book while my best friend was having trouble conceiving her first child. She went through many miscarriages and was trying to find a book that spoke to both sides of dealing with a miscarriage: the medical and the emotional. I found this book and she loved it. It was exactly what she had been looking for. It has helped her deal with all the emotions of going through a miscarriage and has recommended it to several others who have been going through the same experience she has.

I highly recommend this book

This is a wonderful book. It is a perfect blend of valuable, well-explained medical information and encouraging, uplifting real-life stories of how different couples overcame a variety of fertility issues to realize their dreams of parenthood. It is very positively written and I would recommend it to anyone who is having trouble conceiving, especially if they have suffered a miscarriage.

A Must Read

If miscarriage hasn't happened to you, it's happened to someone you know. But why aren't we supposed to talk about it? This book starts a long overdue conversation about miscarriage, and covers all of the emotional and physical ground that comes with the spontaneous, grief-inducing end a pregnancy. The writing is spectacular and relateable--finally, women don't have to feel like they're alone. I'm so glad this book is here!

A Must Read!!!

This book contained a lot of information and you don't need a medical degree to understand the terminology. After 3 miscarriages, I wanted to be as informed as possible about causes and prevention because I know miscarriage is not something that "just happens". This book answered a lot of questions and made my discussions with my doctor more productive. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who has experienced even one miscarriage.

The Best Book I Have Read on Miscarriage

This is the best book I have read on miscarriage. It has helped me tremendously to deal with and understand my own miscarriages. After reading Miscarriage, Medicine, and Miracles, I have great hope and am ready to try again.