{"product_id":"2940170427857","title":"The Doula","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the powerful tradition of Chris Bohjalian's \u003ci\u003eMidwives\u003c\/i\u003e and Jodi Picoult's \u003ci\u003eHandle With Care\u003c\/i\u003e comes a riveting debut novel about a doula, trained to support women and their families during childbirth, on trial for her best friend's death.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaised in a funeral home, Caroline Connors saw her mother miscarry when she was just a young girl and realized that she had a calling. Unlike her family, who guide souls on their way out, Caro chose to bring them in. As a doula, Caro spent years providing comfort and emotional support to women in labor, but when her best friend, Mary Grace, experiences complications, she makes a quick decision, taking the baby's life into her hands as her lifelong friend passes away. Now, charged with medical malpractice by Mary Grace's husband, Caro must endure a trial that threatens her professional future, questions her identity as a doula and friend, and forces her to confront a dark past that she's been hiding from for years. \u003cbr\u003eIn this poignant novel, Bridget Boland examines the sometimes contentious relationship between birth coaches and hospital staff and shows how a doula who intervenes during labor might save a life but then might also face medical and legal repercussions. \u003ci\u003eThe Doula\u003c\/i\u003e reveals fascinating real-life elements about medical ethics, holistic medicine, and dissects the big issues about motherhood, spirituality, loyalty, and loss.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47117315080432,"sku":"2940170427857","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170427857_p0.jpg?v=1763710035","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170427857","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}