supercheesegirl

Memoir, full title: The Blue Cotton Gown: A Midwife's Memoir. This book was really excellent. It's the stories of the women Harman treated over the years, the stories that really stuck out and made her job worthwhile, or more painful. It's the story of how the healthcare system in this country is ridiculous and is hurting good doctors. And it's the story of Harman and her husband and their struggling clinic, all the problems they experience with accountants and taxes and insurance payments and possible malpractice lawsuits, and with the patients they care for. Harman doesn't really come to any conclusion about whether all the pain and stress they go through is worth it, but it does seem that she finds some peace about the fact that this is the work she is called to do in the world, with all its accompanying miseries and joys. Highly recommended for people who enjoy women's stories and people who have an interest in women's health (Lady_A, you would really enjoy this book, I think).