Pushed
The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care
$55.88
- Paperback
344 pages
- Release Date
7 April 2008
Summary
A ground-breaking narrative investigation of childbirth in the age of machines, malpractice, and managed care, Pushed presents the complete picture of maternity care in America. From inside the operating room of a hospital with a 44% Cesarean rate to the living room floor of a woman who gives birth with an illegal midwife, Block exposes a system in which few women have an optimal experience. Pushed surveys the public health impact of routine labour inductions, C-sections, and epidurals, b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780738211664 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0738211664 |
| Author: | Jennifer Block |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books |
| Imprint: | Da Capo Press Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 344 |
| Release Date: | 7 April 2008 |
| Weight: | 398g |
| Dimensions: | 227mm x 149mm x 23mm |
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About The Author
Jennifer Block
Jennifer Block is a former editor at Ms. Magazine and an editor of the revised Our Bodies, Ourselves. Her work has appeared in The Nation, Mother Jones, and Elle. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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