Babies Are Not Pizzas: They're Born, Not Delivered

Written by Rebecca Dekker

Narrated by Rebecca Dekker

One in three births is traumatic.

It doesn’t have to be that way.

Rebecca planned to give birth at the hospital affiliated with her university, where she was an award-winning nurse researcher finishing her doctoral degree. But hospital practices and policies that were more than twenty years out of date left her with complications that seemed preventable. Worst for Rebecca, her healthy baby was whisked off to a nursery right away. She spent the first few hours after birth begging to see her own baby!

A few years later and pregnant again, Rebecca put her research skills to work and examined the hard evidence on what went wrong with her first childbirth experience.

She discovered shocking truths that not only impact millions of families every year, but would change the entire course of her life.

Embark on a journey with Rebecca as she exposes the stark realities of institutional care during childbirth and reveals inspirational solutions for parents and professionals alike.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Evidence Based Birth
• Release date: Sep 6, 2019
• ISBN: 9781732549654

Reviews for Babies Are Not Pizzas

[Susan Ogilvy · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book was extremely informative and educating on the importance of knowing what the options and rights are for pregnant persons. Rebecca shares her story and the stories of others in a way that captivates and engages the reader/listener. I would recommend this book to all those wanting to get a deeper understanding of the evidence on birthing practices and how to advocate for change.

[Jennifer Racer · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Her story alone will pull you in and touch you. The rest of the information throughout her story is just bonus material. I was moved through many emotions as I read each chapter and I'm so inspired to keep advocating, teaching, and providing evidence based care for families. Wonderful read!

[April Kerwood · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is so good! As a doula there was so much head nodding. I appreciated all the way Rebecca shared these stories. It was engaging and informative and her passion is clear.

[Josip · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The science part about birth and birth rights, the personal story about establishing a business was less relevant and interesting for me

[Kassie Lentz · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Exactly the information that birth professionals and expecting parents need. Highly recommend.

[Paig Horton · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This beautifully written book weaves the author's stories about birth with actual data in an easy to understand format. Worth a read!

[Diana · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A very good book. Interesting topic with emotional sharing moments. I love it that there are resources evidence that I get to browse through the website to be more information for my coming soon birth, and hopefully, it will be a smooth birth story.