![]() I am grateful that she shared her story in this wonderfully entertaining and powerful book. She had arrived at a place in her life where the mode of birth no longer defined her. But I hope that those mothers will understand that Roanna was at peace with the idea of a third cesarean when she was pregnant for the third time. The only people who I think may not like her book are those mothers who have to have cesarean births because of physical and medical problems. I applauded her stories and attitude towards their family bed. Her descriptions of her relationships with her husband and children were funny and heartwarming. ![]() Although I am about as left-brain as they come, I loved her descriptions of the many alternative practitioners and therapies that she tried. I don’t want to say too much more because I don’t want to spoil the suspense (yes, suspense) in the book. She labored for many, many hours and went reluctantly to the hospital upon the advice of her midwives. I can’t say whether her first two cesarean births were necessary or not. (That’s not to say that those books are not valuable but I’ve already read more than one.) This book is so much more – a celebration of womanhood, female friendships, and yes, pregnancy and birth. I had expected another book focusing on the anger and disappointment that many women feel after a cesarean birth. ![]() Roanna Rosewood is an excellent writer and she certainly hooked me from the beginning of the book. The next thing I knew several hours had passed by and I had finished the book. I picked up this book to read a chapter or two.
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