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Early: An Intimate History of Premature Birth and What It Teaches Us About Being Human

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I Index Overall Rating

Readers

98/100

Critics

44/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Sarah DiGregorio

Publisher:

Harper

Date:

January 28, 2020

Inspired by the author’s harrowing experience giving birth to her premature daughter, this work combines memoir with reporting to tell the story of neonatology—and to meditate on the questions raised by premature birth.

What The Reviewers Say

Randi Hutter Epstein,
The New York Times Book Review
Early opens like a medical thriller.
Marcia G. Welsh,
Library Journal
A well-written, carefully researched book that should be of vital interest to potential parents and their friends and families..

Publishers Weekly
... [a] compassionate exploration of preterm birth.

Kirkus
DiGregorio provides illuminating chronicles of her interviews with neonatal care professionals.