{"product_id":"the-myth-of-the-perfect-pregnancy-a-history-of-miscarriage-in-america-9780190869816","title":"The Myth of the Perfect Pregnancy: A History of Miscarriage in America","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen a couple plans for a child today  every moment seems precious and unique. Home pregnancy tests promise good news just days after conception  and prospective parents can track the progress of their pregnancy day by day with apps that deliver a stream of embryonic portraits. On-line due date calculators trigger a direct-marketing barrage of baby-name lists and diaper coupons. Ultrasounds as early as eight weeks offer a first photo for the baby book.  Yet  all too often  even the best-strategized childbearing plans go awry. About twenty percent of confirmed pregnancies miscarry  mostly in the first months of gestation. Statistically  early pregnancy losses are a normal part of childbearing for healthy women. Drawing on sources ranging from advice books and corporate marketing plans to diary entries and blog posts  Lara Freidenfelds offers a deep perspective on how this common and natural phenomenon has been experienced. As she shows  historically  miscarriages were generally taken in stride so long as a woman eventually had the children she desired.  This has changed in recent decades  and an early pregnancy loss is often heartbreaking and can be as devastating to couples as losing a child. Freidenfelds traces how innovations in scientific medicine  consumer culture  cultural attitudes toward women and families  and fundamental convictions about human agency have reshaped the childbearing landscape. While the benefits of an increased emphasis on parental affection  careful pregnancy planning  attentive medical care  and specialized baby gear are real  they have also created unrealistic and potentially damaging expectations about a couples ability to control reproduction and achieve perfect experiences.  The Myth of the Perfect Pregnancy provides a reassuring perspective on early pregnancy loss and suggests ways for miscarriage to more effectively be acknowledged by women  their families  their healthcare providers  and the maternity care industry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666206548021,"sku":"ByrdShop_019086981X","price":57.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780190869816.jpg?v=1782423152","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-myth-of-the-perfect-pregnancy-a-history-of-miscarriage-in-america-9780190869816","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}