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By Thomas H. Strong, Jr. 234 pp. New York, New York University Press, 2000. $24.95. ISBN 0-8147-9767-9.

This short paperback book (containing less than 200 pages of text) assembles the considerable evidence questioning the value of prenatal care as traditionally offered and universally recommended in the United States and suggests changes. Although Strong claims that his objective is to improve prenatal care, not to eliminate it, his indictment is strong: "Much of what passes for prenatal care in this country is unduly expensive, unnecessarily high-tech, and serves no beneficial purpose, consisting of little more than a string of pointless, largely ceremonial clinic visits, which infrequently avert the conditions we want our babies to avoid."

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