American Pregnancy

Winner of the 2019 American Association for the History of Nursing Lavinia L. Dock Award for Exemplary Historical Research and Writing in a Book.

“Catchin’ babies” was merely one aspect of the broad role of African American midwives in the twentieth-century South. Yet, little has been written about the type of care they provided or how midwifery and maternity care evolved under the increasing presence of local and federal health care structures.

At the reception, while everyone is full of joy, Carla is feeling more lonely than ever. She is surprised to discover that the incredibly dashing best man, Daniel, is still single himself. And lonely too. One drink turns into more than a few, and the sexual tension between the two of them reaches its peak once they hit the hotel bedroom. It was supposed to be a one night stand but, two months later, Carla finds out she is pregnant; and now she has some huge decisions to make. Daniel might have been the best man at the wedding, but is he the best man for her baby?

The purpose of this book is to encourage new and soon-to-be-parents to embrace their role with joy and tenacity and to remember that being a parent is the most important job God has given us. While none of us are perfect, meaning we all make parenting mistakes (and plenty of them), if we do our job to raise our children as directed by God in the Bible, we have nothing to worry about.