Mother to Be: A Guide to Pregnancy and Birth for Women with Disabilities

"MOTHER-TO-BE dispels the myth that motherhood is beyond the reach of women with severe physical limitations...first author Judith Rogers, a woman with a disability & an occupational therapist, brings a tone of understanding & reality-based problem solving."--Disability Studies Quarterly. This important book discusses the special concerns of disabled women in undertaking the physical & emotional changes of pregnancy, labor & delivery & postpartum care. Here you will find an in-depth look at every aspect of pregnancy from the disabled woman's perspective, including how to find the best medical care...exercise...nutrition...body changes...fetal development...recognizing the onset of labor...delivery...Caesarean birth...postpartum issues. Empathetic, balanced, comprehensive & practical, this guide provides all the facts needed by disabled women & their families.Rogers, Judith is the author of 'Mother to Be: A Guide to Pregnancy and Birth for Women with Disabilities' with ISBN 9780939957309 and ISBN 0939957302.