I'm sorry for my loss : an urgent examination of reproductive care in America Cover Image

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I'm sorry for my loss : an urgent examination of reproductive care in America / Colleen Long, Rebecca Little.

Little, Rebecca, (Freelance writer), author. Long, Colleen, author.

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ISBN: 9781728292755
ISBN: 1728292751
ISBN: 9781728292786
ISBN: 1728292786
Physical Description: xxxiii, 460 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
Publisher: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2024]
Bibliography, etc.: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents: There are no words : the inadequacy of the language for pregnancy loss -- How to make an American baby : the modern resonance of reproduction in earlier eras -- Hey, we might actually survive this : medical and social advances in pregnancy -- Modern miscarriage : how birth control, "choice," and home pregnancy tests transformed pregnancy loss -- The puppetry of the fetus : how images of the unborn redefined abortion and miscarriage -- Medical mystery : scientific uncertainty that comes from ignoring the right questions -- Nothing about this is simple : miscarriage, stillbirth, and other complications -- Sick and dying : how discrimination creates circumstances for pregnancy loss -- How birthing bodies are regulated : the laws that increasingly govern pregnancy -- Politicians, restrictions and laws, oh my! : the mess when we mix politics and medicine -- When pregnancy loss is a crime : the legal peril around the loss of a baby -- Life and death certificates : how a piece of paper came to define loss -- The stories we tell : myths and narratives around pregnancy and loss -- Talismans : the growing market for objects that commemorate pregnancy loss -- Mourning rituals : muddling through a way to grieve.