Labor Pains and Birth Stories: Essays on Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Becoming a Parent Contributor(s): Powers, Jessica (Editor), Cassidy, Tina (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0980208114 ISBN-13: 9780980208115 Publisher: Catalyst Book Press OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2009 Annotation: The majority of men and women in the world have given birth or supported their partners through that beautiful and terrifying experience. Giving birth is a time when ones best dreams and ideasand worst fears and nightmarescoalesce into a single moment of anticipation. Out of such moments come stories that reach into the deepest place of what it means to be human, what it means to be a spiritual being, what it means to love and be loved. Labor Pains and Birth Stories is a collection of stories written by ordinary men and women about the transformation, joy, hilarity and pain of childbirth. |
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BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Pregnancy & Childbirth |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 9" (0.75 lbs) 228 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family |
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Publisher Description: The majority of men and women in the world have given birth or supported their partners through that beautiful and terrifying experience. Giving birth is a time when one's best dreams and ideas--and worst fears and nightmares--coalesce into a single moment of anticipation. Out of such moments come stories that reach into the deepest place of what it means to be human, what it means to be a spiritual being, what it means to love and be loved. Labor Pains and Birth Stories is a collection of stories written by ordinary men and women about the transformation, joy, hilarity and pain of childbirth. |