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Still

A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Motherhood

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"Still is one of those rare books that catches you up and does not let you go. With grace, courage, and honesty, Emma Hansen adds an important voice to this tragic and too-often silenced subject. I loved this book."
Beth Powning, author of Shadow Child: An Apprenticeship in Love and Loss

A moving, candid account of one woman's experience with stillbirth.

Emma Hansen is 39 weeks and 6 days pregnant when she feels her baby go quiet inside of her. At the hospital, her worst fears are confirmed: doctors explain that her baby has died, and she will need to deliver him, still.

Hansen gives birth to her son, Reid, amidst an avalanche of grief. Nine days later, she publishes a candid essay on her website sharing photos from the delivery room. Much to her surprise, her essay goes viral, sparking positive reactions around the world. Still shares what comes next: a struggle with grief and confusion alongside a desire to better understand stillbirth, which is experienced by more than two million women annually, but rarely talked about in public.

At once honest, brave, and uplifting, Still is about one woman's search for her own definition of motherhood, even as she faces one of life's greatest challenges: learning to live after loss.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 24, 2020
      Hansen debuts with the moving story of the loss of her first child, Reid, who was stillborn still at 40 weeks due to an undetected knot in his umbilical cord. Hansen writes of waking up on the morning before her due date in 2015 and sensing no motion from her usually active baby. She went to the hospital, where the doctor confirmed with an ultrasound that there was no movement, saying, “I’m so sorry but your baby is dead.” Just over a week later, she created a blog for sharing her experience, which went viral. She educated herself (she learned that than two and half million women experience stillbirths annually), immersed herself in yoga teacher training courses, and waited nearly a year until her doctor allowed her to try to conceive again. She writes that “healing after losing a child isn’t a linear progression,” and less than two years after the stillbirth gives birth to a boy. This ultimately uplifting memoir will resonate with readers long after the last page is turned. (Apr.)Correction: The author's last name was misspelled in an earlier version of this review.

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