Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began

An excellent companion to Rachel E. Gross's Vagina Obscura and Liz Stromquist's Fruit of Knowledge. With warm, witty writing, thorough research, and inclusive language, journalist-midwife-mother Leah Hazard illuminates the history and science of the uterus throughout its various stages of life. Each chapter's focus feels important, delivering fascinating insight into periods, pregnancy (labor, caesareans, loss), and health (menopause, hysterectomies, uterine transplants!, synthetic wombs). This book left me wanting more in a good way.