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portada Perfect Imperfections
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Physical Book
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Language
English
Pages
344
Format
Hardcover
ISBN13
9781662976360

Perfect Imperfections

Md Daniel I. Edelstone (Author) · Gatekeeper Press · Hardcover

Perfect Imperfections - MD Daniel I. Edelstone

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Synopsis "Perfect Imperfections"

For most of human history, childbirth was a natural biological process. Today, it is one of the most technologically managed conditions in modern medicine. Perfect Imperfections asks a vital question: in the pursuit of safer births, have we gone too far?Drawing on more than four decades as a physician, scientist, and educator, Dr. Daniel I. Edelstone offers a deeply informed and personal perspective. Having delivered more than 7,000 babies and contributed to the development of the field of maternal-fetal medicine, he takes readers from the delivery room to the research lab and into the realities of medical training.Through vivid clinical stories and thoughtful reflection, he traces the evolution of childbirth care over the past fifty years-revealing both its remarkable progress and its unintended consequences. At the heart of the book lies a powerful paradox: as medicine strives for perfect results, interventions increase, yet outcomes for many low-risk pregnancies have not significantly improved.Interwoven with these insights is a profoundly human story-one of professional doubt, personal struggle, love, and loss. Dr. Edelstone explores the emotional and ethical complexities of caring for pregnant women and their babies, ultimately arriving at a hard-earned truth: while medicine can achieve extraordinary advances, perfection remains an illusion, both in childbirth and in life.Blending memoir with narrative medicine, Perfect Imperfections offers readers a clearer understanding of modern childbirth and a compelling vision for a more balanced and compassionate approach to care.

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