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Suggested Citation:"Acknowledgements." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Science and Babies: Private Decisions, Public Dilemmas. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1453.
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Suggested Citation:"Acknowledgements." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Science and Babies: Private Decisions, Public Dilemmas. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1453.
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Acknowledgments The 1988 annual meeting of the Institute of Medicine owes its substance to a number of members, staff, and other experts, but to no one more than the speakers, who also-graciously cooperated during the preparation of this book: KENNETH RYAN (Chairman), Kate Macy Ladd Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harvard Medical School C. THOMAS CASKEY, Henry and Emma Meyer Professor in Molecular Genetics and Director, Institute for Molecular Genetics, Baylor University College of Medicine CARL DJERASSI, Professor of Chemistry, Stanford University ROBERT EDWARDS, Physiological Laboratory, Cambridge University DANIEL FEDERMAN, Professor of Medicine and Dean for Students and Alumni, Harvard Medical School NEAL FIRST, Professor of Reproductive Physiology, University of Wisconsin JOHN FLETCHER, Professor of Biomedical Ethics and of Religious Studies, University of Virginia School of Medicine and College of Arts and Sciences DEBORAH HENSLER, Director of Research, Institute for Civil Justice, The RAND Corporation PATRICIA KING, Professor of Law, Georgetown Law Center LORRAINE KLERMAN, Professor of Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine

164 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ERNST KNOBIL, H. Wayne Hightower Professor and Director, Laboratory for Neuroendocrinology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston MALCOLM POTTS, President, Family Health International SUSAN SCRIMSHAW, Professor of Public Health and Anthropology and Associate Director, Latin American Center, University of California, Los Angeles

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By all indicators, the reproductive health of Americans has been deteriorating since 1980. Our nation is troubled by rates of teen pregnancies and newborn deaths that are worse than almost all others in the Western world.

Science and Babies is a straightforward presentation of the major reproductive issues we face that suggests answers for the public.

The book discusses how the clash of opinions on sex and family planning prevents us from making a national commitment to reproductive health; why people in the United States have fewer contraceptive choices than those in many other countries; what we need to do to improve social and medical services for teens and people living in poverty; how couples should "shop" for a fertility service and make consumer-wise decisions; and what we can expect in the future—featuring interesting accounts of potential scientific advances.

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