Kate Hopper had dreamed of a totally natural birth, with no drugs and no medical interventions. But when her baby was born two months early, Kate had to enter the unnatural world of the neonatal intensive care unit, where incubators, tubes, and monitors kept her daughter at a distance, and where Kate had to struggle to find her own identity as a mother.
Links:
Kate Hopper's book about her experience: Ready for Air
Kate Hopper's website: Motherhood and Words
Music:
Imaginary Friend by johnny_ripper
Tea Tea Tea by Chapelier Fou, remixed by johnny_ripper
In a Dream by johnny_ripper
Staircase with Felix Green by johnny_ripper
Une Belle Fin by johnny_ripper
A Song for Charlie Kaufman by johnny_ripper