A review by klucy
Home/Birth: A Poemic by Arielle Greenberg, Rachel Zucker

3.0

As a midwife and a homebirth mama myself, I know how deeply important birth is to mom's, babies, families. Though I respect the telling of their stories by these poets/writers/mamas, the book does not acknowledge that homebirth is, for many women, an educational and financial privilege, and that idealization of homebirth, oversimplification of the politics of birth and judgement of choice of birthplace/medications/provider/etc. does not further their cause or promote the normalization of homebirth. Safe homebirth with well-established hospital transport if needed should be an option for all women. I wish this book could have painted more complex perspectives on these issues.