The Perfect Birth Myth : Pushing Back Against a Broken Industry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nathman, Avital Norman, author.

Wage, Deborah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Childbirth--UnitedStates.

Childbirth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

In a nation where more than 3.5 million births occur each year, the experience of giving birth reveals who is valued, who is heard, and who is left behind.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title Page

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

1 The Paradox of Perfection When It Comes to the Birth Industry

The Perfect Birth Myth

The Birth Industry and the US Healthcare System

Pushing Back

2 The Birth of the Birth Plan

Planning the Perfect Birth

Health Professionals' Responses to Birth Plans

3 From Fear to Fearless: Te Psychology behind the Perfect Birth

Media and Birth

The Legacy of Birth Trauma

4 Why Are We the Worst in the World?

Highest Costs and Worst Results

Midwives Save Lives

5 White Supremacy, Racism, and a System Setup to Fail People of Color

Turning a Birth Loss into Birth Justice

How Did We Get Here?

6 It Pays to Give Birth, but Who's Making the Money, and at What Cost?

The High Costs of Labor and Delivery

Financial Realities

Te Impact of Insurance Companies

7 Pandemics Don't Give a Shit about Perfection

The Impact of COVID

How Abortion Access Impacts Pregnancy and Birth

8 Pushing Back

9 Solutions

Community-Based Care

Doulas

Midwifery Care

Policy

Postpartum Care

Tech Startups

Listen to Us

10 Resources

Apps

Books

Directories

Movies

Podcasts

Websites

Bibiliography

Index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-27729-3

979-82-16-27727-9

OCLC:

1581074929