{"product_id":"birth-three-mothers-nine-months-and-pregnancy-in-america","title":"Birth: Three Mothers, Nine Months, and Pregnancy in America","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An important book...Grant is a good storyteller, subtle and compassionate.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of \u003ci\u003eRandom Family \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEvicted\u003c\/i\u003e, a gripping blend of rigorous, intimate on-the-ground reporting and deep social history of reproductive health that follows three first-time mothers as they experience pregnancy and childbirth in today's America.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJournalist Rebecca Grant provides us with a never-before-seen look at the changing landscape of pregnancy and childbirth in America--and the rise of midwifery--told through the eyes of three women who all pass through the doors of the same birth center in Portland, Oregon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's Alison, a teacher whose long path to a healthy pregnancy has led her to question a traditional hospital birth; T'Nika, herself born with the help of a midwife and now a nurse hoping to work in Labor \u0026amp; Delivery and improve equality in healthcare; and Jillian, an office manager and aspiring midwife who works at Andaluz Birth Center, excited for a new beginning, but anxious about how bringing a new life into the world might mean the deferral of her own dreams. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn remarkable detail and with great compassion, Grant recounts the ups downs, fears, joys, and everyday moments of each woman's pregnancy and postpartum journey, offering a rare look into their inner lives, perspectives, and choices in real time--and addresses larger issues facing the entire nation, from discrimination in medicine and treatment (both gender and race-based) to fertility, family planning, complicated feelings about motherhood and career, and the stigmas of miscarriage and postpartum blues. \"An enlightening and accessible portrait of maternal healthcare in America\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred) \u003ci\u003eBirth\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiring look at one of life's most profound rites of passage.","brand":"Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48185278922941,"sku":"BS-TC0-170431","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781982170431-HD.jpg?v=1787147077","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/birth-three-mothers-nine-months-and-pregnancy-in-america","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}