Join the BirthNetwork Chicago for a discussion of Tina Cassidy’s Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born.We meet at 7:00 p.m. at The Book Cellar in Lincoln Square. Please email us and let us know if you plan to attend so that we can reserve enough chairs.
The book is a fascinating overview of the history of human birth. It is a very quick read and has many engaging anecdotes. Please note that there are some graphic descriptions of obstetrical procedures, some of which end tragically.
From Entertainment Weekly:
What’s more natural than childbirth, right? Birth, Tina Cassidy’s examination of how evolution, culture, and technology have long meddled in the birth process shows just how unnatural it can sometimes seem. Due to the shape of human pelvises and big-headed babies, childbearing is painful. Add man’s attempt to ”help” and it gets even trickier. ”What is state of the art one year is outmoded and unfathomable the next, leaving us to laugh at the hocus-pocus…or recoil in horror at the damage done.” Though Cassidy’s well-researched and engaging account is not for the faint of heart (craniotomies and placenta cocktails, anyone?), it’s a clever, almost reverent look at an enduring everyday miracle.
