{"product_id":"9781555846220","title":"Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born","description":"\u003cb\u003eA journalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e “\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eexplores the way childbirth has changed, from pre-history to the present” in this “fascinating, funny and occasionally shocking” historical survey (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e From midwives to the epidural and beyond, mother and former \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e editor Tina Cassidy presents an intelligent, enlightening, and impeccably researched cultural history of how we handle the process of childbirth. Why is it that every culture and generation seems to have its own ideas about the best way to give birth? Touching on peculiar practices from across the globe as well as the very different experiences of mothers in her own family, Cassidy explores the physical, anthropological, political, and religious factors that have and will continue to influence how women bring new life into the world.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eBirth\u003c\/i\u003e 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.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Well-researched and engaging . . . Birth is a clever, almost irreverent look at an enduring everyday miracle.”\u003ci\u003e —Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Wonderful. Packed full of information, a brilliant mixture of ancient wisdom and modern science.” —Kate Mosse, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003eLabyrinth\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Grove\/Atlantic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132475359472,"sku":"9781555846220","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781555846220_p0.jpg?v=1769898851","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781555846220","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}