Labour Pains

In this data-driven birth book, award-winning childbirth writer and educator Henci Goer brings her 30-plus years of experience analyzing the obstetric research to the table, delivering the most thorough synthesis on the market. Yet she structures the book thoughtfully so you can take in information however suits you. Dig into every detail or skip to the summaries. Henci creates a judgment-free zone where you're in the driver's seat. You're the best person to decide what's right for you. Here's your opportunity to get the data. Make a plan. And take charge of your birth.

Ever wonder why being the independent woman we are told we should be oftentimes simply leads to us battling our problems alone, or worse, competing with other women? Why, at every single baby shower, so many women share their harsher tales of labor and delivery in unnecessary one-upmanship? Why most women are left with feelings of unworthiness? Join women from different backgrounds as they come together to share their own experiences of pain, perseverance, and encouragement, firsthand and in heartwarming detail. We hope that through their stories, you find you are not alone.

When Maya suddenly finds herself sidelined as her well-endowed lovers, Max and Foster, dive headfirst into exploring their budding bisexual romance, she is beside herself. A devastated Maya begins to realize just how difficult it is to go from swimming in third "legs" to becoming a third wheel. Maybe this menage romance things isn't all it's cracked up to be. Used to being at the center of their threesome, showered in endless amounts of love (and other things), what will Maya do to cope during this rough period of transition?