Your Pregnancy Quick Guide: Women of Color

Part of a "Your Pregnancy" series, this guide is written for the women who need to know more about their colour and genetic background, which affects their pregnancy. It contains useful information on issues such as Tay-Sachs disease, sickle cell anaemia, Thallesemia, giving birth to multiples or low birth weight babies, and more. From the authors of the best-selling "Your Pregnancy" series, these are medically sound and succinct guides for the pregnant woman who needs detailed information on specific topics. "Your Pregnancy Quick Guide for Women of Color" is written for the women who need to know more about their colour and genetic background will affect their pregnancy. The only book written specifically for women of colour, it contains vital information on issues such as Tay-Sachs disease, sickle cell anaemia, Thallesemia, giving birth to multiples or low birth weight babies, hypertension and gestational diabetes - all of which are more prevalent in women of colour.