High Risk: Stories of Pregnancy, Birth, and the Unexpected

High Risk: Stories of Pregnancy, Birth, and the Unexpected

Karkowsky offers a window into all that pregnancy, labor, and birth can entail—birth and joy, but also challenge and loss—illustrating the complexity of reproductive life and the systems that surround…

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