Life, Almost: Miscarriage, Misconceptions and a Search for Answers from the Brink of Motherhood (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781804995761)

After losing four pregnancies with no obvious cause, Jennie Agg set out to understand why miscarriage remains such a profoundly misunderstood, under-researched and under-acknowledged experience.

Part-memoir, part-scientific investigation, Life, Almost documents Agg's path to motherhood and her search for answers. Tracing each tentative step of her fifth pregnancy--as her body becomes a creature she does not wish to spook--Agg dismantles the myths that we unquestioningly accept about our reproductive lives:

Why are we told miscarriage can't be prevented when half of all miscarriages are of perfectly healthy embryos?

Why is it normal not to tell anyone you're pregnant for the first three months?

Why don't we know why labor starts?

Drawing on pioneering research and interviews with world-leading experts, Life, Almost is a ground-breaking book that will change how you think about miscarriage, and a moving reflection on grief and love at the edge of life as we understand it.

Author: Jennie Agg
ISBN-10: 1804995762
ISBN-13: 9781804995761
Publisher: Penguin Group
Language: English
Published: 05/06/2025
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 7.72h x 5.04w x 0.87d