Lexington Books
Pages: 354
Trim: 6½ x 9½
978-0-7391-9586-4 • Hardback • October 2015 • $143.00 • (£110.00)
978-0-7391-9587-1 • eBook • October 2015 • $135.50 • (£105.00)
Jennifer Hall is lecturer at Purdue University in the Communication Department and adjunct faculty member at Southern New Hampshire University.
Chapter 1: My Story
Chapter 2: Pregnancy and Narratives
Chapter 3: Pregnancy as a Cultural Phenomenon
Chapter 4: This Wasn’t Supposed to Happen to Me
Chapter 5: The Comparison Game
Chapter 6: Tell Me More….But Wait, Don’t
Chapter 7: As Seen on TV
Chapter 8: Terrible Pregnancies and Traumatic Births
Chapter 9: Life in the NICU
Chapter 10: Life after the NICU
Chapter 11: The Emotional Journey
A vivid description of the joys and challenges of high risk pregnancy outcomes. This narrative is well-balanced with data while bringing to life the lived experiences of women and is a must read for all MCH professionals.
— Suruchi Sood, Drexel University