{"product_id":"birth-rebecca-grant-9781982170431","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebecca Grant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1982170433\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982170431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.50w x 0.96d","brand":"Rebecca Grant","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45478978257151,"sku":"9781982170431","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6d29028e-5427-46cf-b694-065a85b70d8d.jpg?v=1715936064","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/birth-rebecca-grant-9781982170431","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}