{"product_id":"my-caesarean-twenty-one-mothers-on-the-c-section-experience-and-after-paperback","title":"My Caesarean: Twenty-One Mothers on the C-Section Experience and After - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmanda Fields\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRachel Moritz\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"No one talks about C-sections as surgery,\" writes SooJin Pate. \"They talk about it as if it's just another way--albeit more \u003ci\u003econvenient\u003c\/i\u003e way--of giving birth.\" The twenty-one essays in \u003ci\u003eMy Caesarean\u003c\/i\u003e add back to the conversation the missing voices of a vast, invisible sisterhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Robin Schoenthaler reflects: \"A C-section for us meant life.\" And yet, women who don't give birth vaginally--by choice or necessity--often feel stigmatized. \"My son's birth was not a test I needed to pass,\" writes Sara Bates. \"As if growing a human inside another human for nine months then caring for it the rest of its life isn't enough,\" adds Mary Pan, herself a physician.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Alongside their personal stories, the writers--decorated novelists, poets, and essayists--address the history of the C-section as well as its risks, social inequities, impact on the body, and psychological aftermath. \u003ci\u003eMy Caesarean\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartfelt meditation, offering much-needed comfort through shared experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Contributors include: Catherine Newman, Judy Batalion, Nicole Cooley, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Lisa Solod, Misty Urban, Jacinda Townsend, Mary Pan, Robin Schoenthaler, Elizabeth Noll, Jen Fitzgerald, Tyrese Coleman, SooJin Pate, Daniela Montoya-Barthelemy, Cameron Dezen Hammon, LaToya Jordan, Sara Bates, Susan Hoffmann, and Alicia Jo Rabins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmanda Fields\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor of English and the Writing Center director at Central Connecticut State University. She has published creative work in \u003ci\u003eIndiana Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBrevity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSo to Speak\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNashville Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. She coedited \u003ci\u003eToward, Around, and Away from Tahrir: Tracking Emerging Expressions of Egyptian Identity, \u003c\/i\u003eand has published scholarship in \u003ci\u003eKairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy; Journal of Adolescent Research; Sexuality Research and Social Policy\u003c\/i\u003e; and edited collections. Among her honors is the 2016 \u003ci\u003eKairos \u003c\/i\u003eBest Webtext Award. She holds a PhD in rhetoric and composition from the University of Arizona and an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota. Learn more at amandajfields.com or on Twitter at @aj_fields. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Moritz\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the poetry collections \u003ci\u003eSweet Velocity \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBorrowed Wave\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the National Poetry Series and the 2015 Minnesota Book Award in poetry. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Letters and Commentary, Colorado Review, Iowa Review, Tupelo Quarterly, Water-Stone Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals. Among her awards are grants from the Jerome Foundation and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Rachel lives with her partner and son in Minneapolis where she works as a teaching artist and content developer for museum projects. More at rachelmoritz.com.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48452233724153,"sku":"9781615195527","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Vzl4m5no_f9781615195527.webp?v=1779947586","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/my-caesarean-twenty-one-mothers-on-the-c-section-experience-and-after-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}