pregnancy

A pregnancy guide for Latina women which provides information on health risks for Hispanic mothers, tips for dealing with cultural differences, advice on getting medical coverage, and truths behind pregancy myths in Latin culture.

Explores whether abstinence programs are effective, It looks at the success rate of abstinence programs in preventing teen pregnancy, whether abstinence programs should be federally funded, and compares abstinence programs to other sex education programs.

Presents pregnant women with detailed advice for establishing a healthy diet during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Includes dozens of recipes for a variety of foods that are appetizing and nutritious. Suggests ways each recipe can be altered for a vegetarian menu.

Presents the script of a 1988 play about a group of women in Chinquapin, Louisiana, who learn to draw upon their underlying strength and love to meet the challenges of life.

After learning that his parents are expecting a baby, a young boy asks several people where babies come from and gets a different answer from each before his parents have a chance to give the right answer. Includes advice on answering questions about reproduction.

When Mama's pregnancy draws attention away from Gia, she worries that the special bond they share will disappear forever once the baby is born.

Sixteen-year-old Gabi Hernandez chronicles her senior year in high school as she copes with her friend Cindy's pregnancy, friend Sebastian's coming out, her father's meth habit, her own cravings for food and cute boys, and especially, the poetry that helps forge her identity.

Sixteen-year-old Gabi Hernandez chronicles her senior year in high school as she copes with her friend Cindy's pregnancy, friend Sebastian's coming out, her father's meth habit, her own cravings for food and cute boys, and especially, the poetry that helps forge her identity.

When life in Detroit becomes too hard to bear, Daphne flees to her Uncle Floyd's home in Carbon County, Wyoming, but instead of solace she finds tumult as the townsfolk declare that the End Times are here, and she may be the only person who can read the signs and know the truth.

Fifteen-year-old Rose and seventeen-year-old Chase find a common bond in their troubled relationships with their parents, but as Chase's family life improves, Rose's becomes worse, pulling the couple apart.