I am so excited to read this book. And thanks Jillian for explaining
my situation. I hope everyone is doing well and happy new year!

Rebecca






--- In BOLDBookClub@yahoogroups.com, "jillianjourneys"
<joyfulbirthjourneys@...> wrote:
>
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Happy New Year! As some of you may know, our BOLD Book Club
> coordinator, Rebecca, is a student midwife. Starting this January
> she is working at a hospital in the New York City area doing an
> intensive internship and has had to stop volunteering with BOLD. I
> eagerly asked Karen if I could coordinate the book club as I'm an
> avid reader and feel passionate about people educating themselves
> about childbirth. So I am now your BOLD Book Club coordinator! (I
> also co-coordinate BOLD 2007 with Kathleen Hickey)
>
>
> We know it's now January 4 and we have not communicated to you our
> new book club pick for January-February, but that's only because
> Karen was hesitant to pick another hard cover book again but she
> kept coming back to the same book so has decided to pick it as our
> next book. Marsden Wagner's new book, Born in the USA: How a
Broken
> Maternity System Must be Fixed To Put Women and Children First is
a
> powerful, courageous book about the politics of childbirth in the
> United States. I really am excited about this book and think that
> you will really enjoy it too. It is truly a timely book!
>
> Here's a description of the book:
>
>
>
> In this rare, behind-the-scenes look at what goes on in hospitals
> across the country, a longtime medical insider and international
> authority on childbirth assesses the flawed American maternity
care
> system, powerfully demonstrating how it fails to deliver safe,
> effective care for both mothers and babies. Written for mothers
and
> fathers, obstetricians, nurses, midwives, scientists, insurance
> professionals, and anyone contemplating having a child, this
> passionate exposé documents how, in the most expensive maternity
> care system in the world, women have lost control over childbirth
> and what the disturbing results of this phenomenon have been. Born
> in the USA examines issues including midwifery and the safety of
out-
> of-hospital birth, how the process of becoming a doctor can
> adversely affect both practitioners and their patients, and why
> there has been a rise in the use of risky but doctor-friendly
> interventions, including the use of Cytotec, a drug that has not
> been approved by the FDA for pregnant women. Most importantly,
this
> gripping investigation, supported by many troubling personal
> stories, explores how women can reclaim the childbirth experience
> for the betterment of themselves and their children.
>
>
>
>
> Born in the USA tells:
> * Why women are 70% more likely to die in childbirth in America
than
> in Europe
> * What motivates obstetricians to use dangerous and unnecessary
> drugs and procedures
> * How the present malpractice crisis has been aggravated by the
fear
> of accountability
> * Why procedures such as cesarean section and birth inductions are
> so readily used
>
>
>
>
>
> We are thrilled that we will have a teleconference call with the
> author, Dr. Wagner, the end of February. One change that we have
> made this year is that we will no longer have the authors online
> with us in our discussions. We hope this will provide a better
> forum where ideas can flow and everyone has the opportunity to
> freely voice their thoughts. At the end of our discussions, we
will
> then be able to talk to the author in person!
>
> As usual, we'll read the book during the month of January and
then
> take the month of February to discuss it online before talking
with
> Dr. Wagner.
>
> I look forward to a lively discussion! If you have any questions
> feel free to contact me at my private email (not on the listserv!).
>
> Be BOLD,
> Jillian
>