Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born

Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born
by Tina Cassidy

Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born
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Author: Tina Cassidy
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-09-10
ISBN: 0802143245
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Grove Press

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Book Review: Required reading for new mothers
Summary: 5 Stars

So many of my friends were pushed into birth experiences that were not what they expected by not knowing what to expect when you get to the hospital, and why things are the way they are right now in the US. The truth is that it IS possible to have a positive childbirth experience, you just have to work to get it. Don't expect the hospital or doctors to look out for you, as they are working for the benefit of the hospital and not you. Read this book, get informed, find out what you want, and find practitioners in your area that agree with you.

Summary of Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born

"Well-researched and engaging . . . Birth is a clever, almost irreverent look at an enduring everyday miracle. (A-)" -Entertainment Weekly
"Wonderful. Packed full of information, a brilliant mixture of ancient wisdom and modern science." -Kate Mosse, author of the New York Times best seller, Labyrinth
"Birth is a power-packed book. . . . A lively, engaging, and often witty read, a quirky, eye-opening account of one of life's most elemental experiences." -The Boston Globe
Published to widespread acclaim, Tina Cassidy's smart, engaging book is the first world history of childbirth in fifty years. From evolution to the epidural and beyond, Tina Cassidy presents an intelligent, enlightening, and impeccably researched cultural history of how and why we're born the way we are. Women have been giving birth for millennia but that's about the only constant in the final stage of the great process that is human reproduction. Why is it that every culture and generation seems to have its own ideas about the best way to give birth? Cassidy explores the physical, anthropological, political, and religious factors that have and will continue to influence how women bring new life into the world.

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