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Souvenir Press snaps up new book on pregnancy by Oster and Fox
Souvenir Press has snapped up Emily Oster’s The Unexpected: Navigating Pregnancy During and After Complications, written with obstetrics, gynaecology and maternal foetal medicine professor Dr Nathan Fox.
Profile Books m.d. Rebecca Gray acquired UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) from Matilda Forbes Watson at WME Agency, and the book will be published in May 2024.
The synopsis says: "With The Unexpected comes a practical exploration on how second (and later) pregnancies can feel different to the first time around. Second pregnancies can present you with a whole new set of questions and perspectives on your experience, body and wellbeing. And with around 50% of pregnancies experiencing complications, this means as much as half of later pregnancies carry this extra layer of difficulty.
"Will the experience of conception and pregnancy (good or bad) be the same this time around? How do you navigate pregnancy and birth with a child already around? Perhaps above all: how can you make the best decisions for yourself? The Unexpected will answer these questions, and many more."
Gray said: "As ever, Emily Oster has seen to the heart of what parents need – this time anticipating the questions we have when things might not go as planned or have already gone off course. We know how much readers trust her, and many of us at Souvenir and Profile have benefitted from her advice over the years, so we look forward to helping more people with The Unexpected."
Oster is professor of economics at Brown University and the author of Expecting Better (Penguin Books/ Orion), Cribsheet (Penguin Press/ Souvenir Press), and The Family Firm (Souvenir Press). She also created ParentData, a website and weekly newsletter on data, pregnancy and parenting.
She commented: "I’m very happy to again work with Souvenir and am grateful for their support in sharing the data and perspective parents and their support networks are looking for, particularly those facing challenges in their parenting journey."
