Joanne Stone - Pregnancy For Dummies

Pregnancy For Dummies, 3rd Edition

by Joanne Stone, MD, Keith Eddleman, MD, and Mary Duenwald

Pregnancy For Dummies, 3rd Edition

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ISBN: 978-0-470-38767-2

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About the Authors

Joanne Stone, MD, is a full-time faculty member in the internationally renowned Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. She is the director of the Division of Maternal- Fetal Medicine and also cares for patients with problem pregnancies. She has lectured throughout the country, is widely published in medical journals, and has been interviewed frequently for television and magazines on topics related to pregnancy, with a special emphasis on the management of multi-fetal pregnancies. She was a co-star in the critically acclaimed series Pregnancy For Dummies on the Discovery Health Channel. Away from the hospital she loves to spend time with her husband, George, and her two wonderful girls, Chloe and Sabrina.

Keith Eddleman, MD, works with Joanne at Mount Sinai. He is a professor in the medical school and the Director of Obstetrics at the hospital. He teaches medical students, residents, and fellows; lectures throughout the world; and appears often on television to discuss issues concerning the care of pregnant women. His areas of special expertise are ultrasound and reproductive genetics. He was also a co-star on the critically acclaimed series Pregnancy For Dummies on the Discovery Health Channel. His free time, when he has any, is split between spending time with his family at their apartment in Manhattan or at their country house in upstate New York.

Mary Duenwald is a writer and editor who has specialized in medicine and science journalism for many years. She has written for the New York Times, Discover, Smithsonian, and Departures. She has been executive editor of Harpers Bazaar, Womens Sports & Fitness, and The Sciences magazines and a senior editor for Vogue. She is currently a contributing editor for GQ . She is also the mother of twins, Nick and Claire Murray.

Dedication

To George, Chloe, Sabrina, Regina, Philip, Frank, Melba, Jack, Nick, and Claire for all their love and support.

Authors' Acknowledgments

Writing this book was truly a labor of love. We would like to thank everyone who played a part in the birth of this book, and specifically the following:

Lindsay Lefevere, Chad Sievers, Christy Pingleton, Tami Booth, Jennifer Ehrlich, Christy Beck, Elizabeth Kuball, Paula Lowell, Traci Cumbay, Kathy Cox, and the other folks at Wiley Publishing, Inc., who conceived this idea and walked us through the whole process.

Sophia Seidner, Carolyn Krupp, and the folks at International Management Group for connecting us with Wiley

Dr. Jill Fishbane-Mayer for establishing the initial connection

Drs. Jeffrey Penman, Lynn Friedman, Mary DAlton, Richard Berkowitz, and Ramona Slupik for excellent comments and suggestions

Dr. Ian Holzman for nurturing us through the newborn chapter

Kathryn Born for taking our scrap art and turning it into terrific illustrations

And to all our patients over the years whose inquisitive minds and need for accurate information inspired us to write this book.

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