For life’s big and small moments Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh staff have created Here to Help booklists. Here to Help booklists provide information and support in navigating life experiences. Librarians at your neighborhood library are here to help too and can offer suggestions for these or other topics of interest, as well as community information and resources. Through these booklists you can create opportunities to find connection, solace, comfort, or information for action.
The books in this list provide information and resources for adults about pregnancy complications and miscarriage.
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A deeply moving tragicomic graphic memoir about a single woman’s efforts to conceive in her forties. Beautifully illustrated, Catalogue Baby is one woman’s story of tragedy and beating the odds, and is a resource for all women and couples who are trying to conceive.
Through the words of parents, siblings, and family members this book assists readers through the complex journey of a pregnancy following loss. With practical advice on self-advocacy, expectant parents gain insights to help them to work with health care professionals, mental health professionals, and their own families, friends and coworkers.
Honest, warm, and witty, this memoir reads like a chat with a dear friend sharing her insight and taking us along as she heals and opens up a conversation with the millions of women who live with infertility and loss.
You can also check out this title as an eBook on Hoopla.
Jessica Zucker weaves her own experience and other women’s stories into a compassionate and compelling exploration of grief as a necessary, nuanced personal and communal process. She inspires her readers to speak their truth and, in turn, to ignite transformative change within themselves and in our culture. You can also check out this title as always available eBook on Hoopla.
In this brave and devastatingly beautiful anthology, the illustrious poet and editor Aracelis Girmay gathers complex and intimate pieces that illuminate the nuances of personal and collective histories, analyses, practices, and choices surrounding pregnancy.
You can also check out this title as an eBook on Hoopla.
The Unexpected is a book that Oster hopes no one needs-but in reality, 50 percent of pregnancies include complications, and we don’t talk about it. The Unexpected lays out the data on recurrence and treatments shown to lower or mitigate risk for these conditions in subsequent pregnancies. It also provides readers roadmaps to facilitate productive conversations with their providers, with insights from lauded maternal fetal medicine specialist Dr. Nathan Fox.
Filled with accessible information, frequently asked questions and answers, and methods for coping with grief, the book empowers women undergoing pregnancy loss to take control over their experience.
You can also check out this title as an eAudio on Hoopla.
