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A doctor’s memoir: family secrets, reproductive rights, and a mobile clinic.
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Labor

One Woman's Work

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  • Paperback

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    13 April 2027

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Summary

“This memoir tore me up in the same way a good novel does…This physician has an exceptional story to tell, and does so beautifully and propulsively…[I] urge this book on every person who has a female body, or loves someone who does.” —Barbara Kingsolver

A powerful memoir of medicine, identity, and family secrets from an esteemed ob-gyn as she unravels her grandmother’s mysterious death while reimagining women’s health care from a mobile clinic.

In the bustling corridors of an …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781668015414
ISBN-10:1668015412
Author:Dr. Mary Fariba Afsari
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Imprint:Avid Reader Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:13 April 2027
Weight:233g
Dimensions:14mm x 140mm x 213mm
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Labor by Dr. Mary Fariba Afsari - ISBN: 9781668015414
140 × 213 mm
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A4
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About The Author

Dr. Mary Fariba Afsari

Mary Fariba Afsari, DO, is a board-certified ob-gyn who founded FemForward Health in Portland, Oregon. She graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency and also holds a MS in health communication from Tufts University/Emerson College. She is the author of Labor: One Woman’s Work.

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