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SUMMARY:The Myth of the Perfect Pregnancy: A History of Miscarriage in America | Archives Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join historian\, author\, and independent scholar\, Lara 
 Freidenfelds\, PhD\, for an author talk and Q&A. In twenty-first century 
 America\, when a couple plans for a child\, every moment seems precious and 
 unique. Super-sensitive home pregnancy tests promise to reveal the baby 
 inside just days after conception. On-line due date calculators trigger a 
 direct-marketing barrage of baby-name lists and diaper coupons\, and 
 pregnancy apps deliver daily embryonic portraits. Eight-week ultrasounds 
 offer an early opportunity to “see the baby” and take home a sweet 
 souvenir for the baby book. All too often\, though\, even the 
 best-thought-out childbearing plans go awry.\n\nAbout twenty percent of 
 confirmed pregnancies miscarry\, mostly in the first months of gestation. 
 Statistically\, early pregnancy losses are a normal part of childbearing 
 for healthy women. Historically\, they were generally taken in stride so 
 long as a woman eventually had the children she desired. Today though\, for 
 many people an early pregnancy loss is heartbreaking\, akin to losing a 
 child\, and the modern rituals of childbearing can suddenly turn 
 devastating when a pregnancy fails. \n\nThe Myth of the Perfect Pregnancy 
 is a far-reaching look at the rise of our current childbearing culture from 
 its earliest glimmers in the Revolutionary era to today. It concludes with 
 suggestions for how we might set realistic and humane expectations for 
 childbearing\, and accept the inevitable imperfections of this most human 
 of endeavors.\n\nSpeaker:\n\nA historian of health\, reproduction\, and 
 parenting in America\, Lara Freidenfelds is the author of The Myth of the 
 Perfect Pregnancy: A History of Miscarriage in America and The Modern 
 Period: Menstruation in Twentieth-Century America. She holds a PhD in the 
 history of science from Harvard University and blogs at nursingclio.org and 
 larafreidenfelds.com. She and her family live in New Jersey.\n\n \n\n \n\n 
 \n\n \n\n\nThis event is brought to you by the UCSF Archives & Special 
 Collections.\n\nArchives Talks are free and open to the public. Light 
 refreshments provided while supply lasts. \n\nClick for directions to 
 Parnassus Campus: UCSF Library\, 530 Parnassus Avenue\, San Francisco CA 
 94143
LOCATION:Lange Room - 5th Floor\, Parnassus
ORGANIZER;CN="UCSF Archives Special Collections":MAILTO:libraryarchives@ucsf.edu
CATEGORIES:Archives and Special Collections
CONTACT;CN="UCSF Archives Special Collections":MAILTO:libraryarchives@ucsf.edu
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