What We Didn't Expect: Personal Stories About Premature Birth

A collection of honest, emotional and reflective essays on the experience of premature childbirth. In What We Didn''t Expect, Melody Schreiber, a journalist whose own son was born over two and half months early, brings together twenty acclaimed writers to share their diverse stories of premature babies. From the story of being a ''miracle baby'' of undocumented immigrants, to a nurse who finds herself having premature twins; to being an adopted premature baby yourself, this collection will speak to everyone touched by the experience of premature birth and prove a welcome resource to those looking for the reassurance of shared intimacies.

• | Author: Melody Schreiber
• | Publisher: Melville House Publishing
• | Publication Date: Nov 10, 2020
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781612198606
• | ISBN-10: 1612198600