Annis, Linda,
The Child Before Birth
, New York: Cornell University Press, 1978. Concise and general introduction to the many factors influencing the unborn child during the nine months from conception to birth.
Apgar, Virginia and Beck, Joan,
Is My Baby All Right? A Guide to
Birth Defects
, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1972. A guide to genetic defects caused from genetic diseases or environmental factors.
Begley, Sharon, “What Can Go Wrong?”,
Newsweek,
January 11, 1982,;. 42. A short article on some birth defects from environmental factors.
Edelson, Edward, “Can Drinking, Smoking and Pills Harm Your Unborn Baby? An Update On The Risks”,
Glamour
, October, 1981, pp. 176182 This article is a summary of what is known and what isn’t known on the environmental causes of birth defects.
Kitzinger, Sheila.
The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth
, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. An especially helpful book if pregnant or if not, a modern and up to date guide of pregnancy from conception up to two years old. Covers areas such as nutrition, exercise, drugs and other environmental elements.
Lifton, Betty Jean
Return to Hiroshima
, New York: Atheneum., 1970 Interviews with victims from the atomic bomb.
Milunsky, Aubrey
Know Your Genes
, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company: 1977 Everything you need to know about genes, including heredity, genetic disorders.
Nilsson, Lennart
A Child is Born
, New York: Delacorte Press., 1976. Astonishing photographs of human reproduction from conception to birth. Excellent book to have.