| Description |
194 pages ; 22 cm |
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Act I: Unbridled good fortune -- Act II: What I know -- Act III: An unexpected life. |
| Summary |
In this chronicle of a late-in-life pregnancy, New York City playwright and theater artist Cohen recalls an unlikely chain of events that, at age 44, transformed her life: "Three weeks ago I found out I was pregnant. Two weeks ago, I contemplated and rejected a late-term abortion. One week ago I was put on bed rest. I accepted my role as a miniature hospital, protecting a fragile life by lying on my left side and drinking Gatorade." Already the mother of an adopted daughter, Cohen's first experience with pregnancy is a minefield of physical and financial dangers: "A woman with no prenatal care for twenty-six weeks is a lousy insurance risk... To an obstetrician, she represents an expensive malpractice liability." Cohen questions herself-health, commitment and emotional readiness-and others while sorting through a growing mountain of advice, ultimately wondering whether one can ever be fully prepared to bring a baby into the world. Compelling, humanizing, and deeply honest, Cohen's narrative will get readers rooting for her growing family--Publisher's Weekly. |
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Motherhood -- United States -- Case studies.
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Mother and child -- United States -- Case studies.
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Unwanted pregnancy -- United States -- Case studies.
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Fetal growth retardation -- United States -- Case studies.
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Birth weight, Low -- United States -- Case studies.
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Cohen, Alice Eve.
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Cohen, Alice Eve -- Family.
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Parents of children with disabilities -- United States -- Biography.
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Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Biography.
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Jewish women -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780670020959 |
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0670020958 |
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