{"product_id":"9798765158647","title":"Fall Line Surviving Georgia’s Maternal Health Crisis","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFall Line\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSurviving Georgia’s Maternal Health Crisis\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHeidi M. Altman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Women's Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen someone plans to have a child, should they have to worry about dying? In Georgia they do.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In Georgia, women die from pregnancy-related causes at a rate that's roughly twice the national average, and 85% of those deaths are preventable. The state has introduced waves of clinical interventions and improvements in insurance in recent years, so why have the number of deaths not budged? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMedical anthropologist Heidi Altman tells the stories of the women in Georgia who know, personally, the state of maternity care. Their problem isn't a statistical one that has a solution through insurance, hospital protocols, or public policy. As these women recount their pregnancies, deliveries, and postpartum years, what becomes clear is that the death rate is woven into the social fabric of the state, and as women's agency is chipped away, they are left without the information or will to advocate for themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fall Line\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate and eye-opening work that lays bare the conditions in the American south and acts as a warning for the rest of the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHeidi M. Altman \u003c\/b\u003eis a medical anthropologist and professor of anthropology at Georgia Southern University. She runs the Georgia Moms Project, which collects interviews with people who have given birth in Georgia and examines their narratives for experiences related to the maternal mortality crisis in Georgia.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 May 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798765158647\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e192\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51669723185292,"sku":"9798765158647","price":31.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9798765158647","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}