Birth in Suburbia

The story of three pregnancies, four friends, love, labour and birth. Birth in Suburbia is filled with information about pregnancy and labour. The story drives the novel so that it never feels like a data-laden textbook on pregnancy. Falaki places helpful tidbits of information throughout the story, never forcing the plot or turning the narrative into a field manual. The story culminates with all three women going into labour within a 24-hour period. With descriptions of a home birth, an emergency caesarean section, and a normal hospital birth,'Under Falaki's careful pen, Birth in Suburbia plays out like a quick-witted, more mature episode of Sex and the City, except in this episode the characters are British and pregnant. With witty banter and emotional relationships, readers will find themselves quickly drawn into the story.' Carol Falaki was a midwife for 19 years with a special interest in helping to prepare women for childbirth and supporting normal labour.