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Still : a memoir of love, loss, and motherhood / Emma Hansen.

by Hansen, Emma, 1990-

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Greystone Books, 2020.

155.9370852 H249s

Hansen, Emma, 1990-

Mothers -- British Columbia -- Biography.

Pregnant women -- British Columbia -- Biography.

Stillbirth -- Psychological aspects.

Loss (Psychology)

Parental grief.

9781771643917 (pbk.)

303 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographic references.

"On the day before her first child, Reid, is due to be born, Emma Hansen wakes up and knows right away that something is wrong. Doctors confirm her worst fears: her baby has died and she will have to deliver him, still. From the depths of sorrow, she emerges into a kind of motherhood she never anticipated, where grief and confusion intertwine with an enduring love for her son and the desire to ensure he isn't forgotten. In Still, Hansen opens up about an experience shared by millions of families yet rarely talked about. As she details the unique heartbreak of mourning a child who never took his first breath, and the delicate balance of hope, fear, and happiness when she brings her second son into the world, she confronts both our societal discomfort with grief and her own struggle to embrace life in all its uncertainty. Strikingly honest, uplifting, and told with grace and sensitivity, Still is the story of one woman's search for meaning in the face of one of life's greatest challenges." --inside front cover.

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