A revolutionary narrative investigation into childbirth in the age of machines, neglect, and care management, "Pushed" presents the full picture of motherhood in America. From the inside of a hospital operating room with a 44% cesarean rate to a woman giving birth with a rogue midwife, Block reveals a system where few women have an optimal experience.

"Pushed" examines the impact of public health policy on routine childbirth procedures, cesarean sections, and epidurals, and also analyzes childbirth as a women's rights issue: Do women have the right to choose a natural birth? Is this right preserved?

A warning for our times, Block's moving research reveals that while emergency medical care is essential, we are overly relying on medical technology at the expense of mothers' and babies' health.

Pages: 344, Year of Publication: 0408, Dimensions: 14.9x14.9cm