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At Amanda Hess''s seven-month scan, the doctor analysing the ultrasound saw something he ''didn''t like'' - a potentially serious abnormality in her baby. Telling the moving story of this moment and everything that happened afterwards, Amanda Hess explores how it feels to become a parent in a culture in which everything is mediated by the internet and technology, in which the click of a mouse can conjure infinite information at any time - along with infinite opinions, suggestions and judgements. Exploring the outer reaches of different approaches to parenthood - from genetic testing and the pursuit of ''a normal baby'' to freebirthers'' refusal of any medical care or intervention into pregnancy - she explores compelling questions about how technology is changing culture, our relationships and our most fundamental human experiences. At the heart of the book is her own deeply emotional story - told in brilliantly stylish prose, alive with sharp insight and wry humour.

Product details

• Authors: Amanda Hess
• Publisher: Abacus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.05.2025
• EAN: 9781408718612
• ISBN: 978-1-4087-1861-2
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 490 mm x 766 mm x 66 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General, Pregnancy, birth & baby care, Internet: general works, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs