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A wide range of womenactors athletes academics CEOs writers smallbusiness owners birth workers physicians and activistsshare their experiences of becoming mothers in this multifaceted moving and revealing collection
Throughout her difficult pregnancy and following her frightening labor experience Amy Schumer found camaraderie and empowerment in hearing birth stories from other women including those of her friend Christy Turlington BurnsTurlington Burnss work in maternal health began after she experienced a childbirthrelated complication in 2003an experience that would later inspire her to direct and produce the documentary feature film No Woman No Cry about the challenges women face throughout pregnancy and childbirth around the world
It is through Schumer and Turlington Burnss conversations that the idea for Arrival Stories was bornBy sharing their experiences the contributors to Arrival Stories offer an informative and deeply affecting account of what it feels like when a woman first realizes she is a mother This beautiful collection features essays by
Serena Williams Alysia MontaoAbby G Lopez Amber Tamblyn Shilpa Shah Christy Turlington Burns Emily Oster Emma Hansen Leslie Feist Amanda Williams Angel Geden Adrienne Bosh Latham Thomas Rachel Feinstein Ashley Graham Jill Scott Jennie Jeddry and Kim DeLise La La Anthony Shea Williams Sienna Miller Katrina Yoder Amy Schumer
Intimate and urgent Arrival Stories offers a panoramic view of motherhood and highlights the grave injustices that women of color face in maternal healthcare It is the perfect book for any expectant or new mother or for anyone who knows and loves one
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