This article discusses the Pregnancy Game, an instructional aid developed for use in graduate human sexuality classes. (JS)

Subjects in this study were asked to report the number of contacts-for-advice they had made when forming decisions to have a therapeutic abortion, or to carry a pregnancy to term. As predicted, the abortion group differed strongly from both other groups on most questions. (Author)

Presented is the case history of a newborn infant in which death from jaundice was probably connected with maternal ingestion of fava beans and large dosages of Vitamin C. (DB)

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (92nd, Boston, 1968).

The Supreme Court's 1973 decision striking down restrictive abortion laws in Texas and Georgia has significantly shaped the rhetoric of the Right to Life movement in both tone and substance. This paper explores how the Court's decision has influenced the movement's definition and development of issues. In addition, it examines the verbal and…

A number of studies have been done on the relation between reading disability and complications of pregnancy and birth. The procedures and results of major studies are critically reviewed in this document, with attention given to issues of research design, test use, and statistical methods. Although none of the studies reviewed is free of…

Initially published by the Children's Bureau in 1913, this pamphlet has been revised frequently. Its purpose is to point out the importance of medical care during pregnancy. Comfortable pregnancies, easy labor, and better care for their new infants are the usual concerns of prospective mothers. Consequently, this 1962 edition of "Prenatal Care"…

This report provides board policy samples and other policy resources on pregnant and/or married students. The intent in providing policy samples is to encourage thinking in policy terms and to provide working papers that can be edited, modified, or adapted to meet local requirements. The report points up changing attitudes toward pregnant and/or…

The conference proceedings on the prevention of mental retardation through improved maternity care consist of six major papers which are followed by panel discussions with two to five participants. Epidemiology of prematurity, topic of the first paper, is discussed in terms of cigarette smoking, asymptomatic bacertiuria, maternal heart volume,…

Outlined are some of the rules for implementing Subchapter IV of Chapter 115, a Wisconsin Statute enacted to ensure the identification and development of services for children with exceptional educational needs. (SB)

Advocates better outreach, preventive care and nutrition education for expectant parents in an effort to upgrade the quality of life. (CM)

Examines the credibility of the theory that, menarche and fecundity require a certain level of fat in the body. Concludes that the evidence does not totally support this hypothesis and that further investigation is warranted. (GA)

This article describes a program that offers pregnant schoolgirls a comprehensive educational and health program. (JD)

The author presents theoretical and cost-effectiveness problems relating to the use of primary prevention techniques in reducing the rate of teen-age pregnancies. (MJB)