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"Making and having babies—what it takes to get pregnant, stay pregnant, and deliver—have mystified women and men throughout human history. The insatiably curious Randi Hutter Epstein journeys through history, fads, and fables, and to the fringe of science. Here is an entertaining must-read—an enlightening celebration of human life." From the publisher.
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3 editions- Paperback · English · 2011W. W. Norton · 366 pages · 9780393339062
- Other · English · 2011Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. · 320 pages · 9780393079906
- Other · English · 2010Norton · 9780393064582
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