1. JOHN S. MILLER, M.D., is assistant clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of California, and chief of the OB-Gyn department at French Hospital, San Francisco. He is the author of the book, “Childbirth,” published by Atheneum. His avocation has been the field of childbirth education; he is on the board of directors of the International Childbirth Education Association.