Second Chance A Mother's Quest for a Natural Birth after a Cesarean [Paperback]

On the joyful day of her sons birth, Thais Derich never questioned going to the hospital. A week later, she walked out physically, spiritually, and emotionally injured, and fully disabused of the idea that the medical field would ever put her best interests before protocol, money, and legal concerns. The next three years of her life were spent recovering from that day, and preparing herself to do things her way when she became pregnant again. And then she did get pregnant againand that resolve was put to the test.A universal story about betrayal and trust and the roller coaster ride in between,Second Chanceilluminates the many ways in which our healthcare system is broken when it comes to helping women give birth, and gives a voice to all the mothers who have walked away from their delivery experiences wondering what the hell just happened.Traumatized by an unwanted cesarean, Derich begins the long journey of learning to trust her instinct and building the courage to go against societal norms and give birth to her second child the way she always wanted to: naturally. An excerpt from Second Chance was published on the homepage of Salon.com and received 368 Facebook shares. Due to the recognition received from Salon, another excerpt was published in Forge Journal and became a finalist for the Creative Nonfiction Magazines Baby Anthology Babycenter.com published a consumer awareness piece by the author based on her experiences in the memoir. The piece received 278 Facebook shares and has garnered an active discussion in the comments section. Known as the Webs leading guide to the hottest news and trends among women, the site BlogHer featured Thaiss op-ed piece titled The Lisa Epsteen Story: Is Medical Inaction a Crime? on their homepage. In 2014, The author was selected to read her piece, Mom CEO, in front of a large theater audience for the Listen To Your Mother show in San Francisco. Her performance is now available on the Listen To Your Mothers YouTlcR