Hess confronts technology’s distortions as they follow her through pregnancy and into her son’s early life. The result is a record of our digital age that reveals the unspoken ways our lives are being fractured and reconstituted by technology.
Not mainly a medical odyssey but, rather, a mordant contemplation of the many screens...that reflected and mediated Hess’s experience of pregnancy and early motherhood ... Foremost a mash note to Hess’s firstborn son, who is a complete and ongoing joy, and much of the book’s charisma is rooted in its mood of droll astonishment.
Hess’ experiences would be most useful as a cautionary tale for new parents, especially those with high-risk pregnancies, whose insecurities provide fertile ground for online profiteers seeking to exploit them.
