The Working Womb

"""Eye-opening. I am in awe reading this book. The mix of medicine with personal experiences is unique. If I knew these facts when I got pregnant, I would have taken better care of myself and my fetus. Highly informative, compassionate ...pioneering ideas and innovative applications ... empathy for patients ... tremendous medical detail and difficult concepts presented in simple terms ... understanding becomes easy."" -Dr Litsa Kranias, PhD, Fellow of the American Heart Association; Hanna Professor, Director of Cardiovascular Biology & Distinguished University Research Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Systems Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine ""Remarkable... For women and their partners who have experienced multiple miscarriages and ask 'why does this keep happening?' But importantly, this book is ultimately also for open-minded obstetricians who are willing to consider new pathways to help their patients. As a medical doctor, I confess that we learned next to nothing about the placenta in medical school...Dr Kofinas, having devoted his career to understanding this orphan organ, shares his experience on how to diagnose and treat the most common placental problems that lead to miscarriage. I have had the incredible privilege to be under Dr Kofinas's care for two tenuous but ultimately healthy pregnancies after six prior miscarriages. This book is like being in his office... instead of patronizing pregnant women, it refreshingly provides them with medical knowledge to understand their placentas and advocate for better care."" -Dr Umut Sarpel, MD, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons; Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology & Hepatobiliary Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Director, General Surgery Program, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Morningside/West) ""I highly recommend THE WORKING WOMB, an informative book specifically for an often forgotten group: women having difficult pregnancies. Dr Kofinas explains the placenta science that underlies many pregnancy problems in language that's easy to understand. The cases he presents from his files will give readers much-needed hope, by showing them how others have endured similar problems and succeeded."" -Dr Lorraine Chrisomalis-Valasiadis, MD, obstetrician and gynecologist, New York City, Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwell Health (New York State's largest healthcare provider) ""Dr Kofinas has done a great job in producing a book that explains, in language that will be understandable to people with no medical background, the very complex development process and vital role of the placenta, in pregnancy and in the health of both the baby and the mother. He is a modern Renaissance man."" -Dr James C Rose, PhD, Emeritus Director, Center for Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina"