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Birth: Three Mothers, Nine Months, and Pregnancy in America by Rebecca Grant
4.5
4.5 stars
I really loved the blend of personal accounts, cultural commentary, and history within this text. The book follows 3 women (in the US) from months before conception to postpartum, who all attempt to give birth in a birthing center in Oregon. This book documents various experiences from miscarriage, and abortion to unexpected birth plans while also describes the history of medicalizing birth and how insurance (and different states) may or may not cover certain services/settings (especially related to home birth or birthing centers). I loved to be able to hear about three different women's vastly different pregnancy/birth/postpartum experiences and I really loved how statistics and history was blended in. From time to time, it felt like a tad too much history/statistics included, but for the most part I enjoyed their inclusion and it felt like it added additional context to the text.
I really loved the blend of personal accounts, cultural commentary, and history within this text. The book follows 3 women (in the US) from months before conception to postpartum, who all attempt to give birth in a birthing center in Oregon. This book documents various experiences from miscarriage, and abortion to unexpected birth plans while also describes the history of medicalizing birth and how insurance (and different states) may or may not cover certain services/settings (especially related to home birth or birthing centers). I loved to be able to hear about three different women's vastly different pregnancy/birth/postpartum experiences and I really loved how statistics and history was blended in. From time to time, it felt like a tad too much history/statistics included, but for the most part I enjoyed their inclusion and it felt like it added additional context to the text.