This was a really interesting narrative of one woman's pregnancy and birth experiences and all the ways that those experiences were shaped by online culture. Hess deals with pregnancy tracking apps, maternity fashions, and pregnancy influencers. When she finds out her first pregnancy shows signs of being high risk, the internet becomes a tool for feeling more informed and more anxious. The writing is really smart and pretty funny, historically informed, and feminist. A good read, one that makes me relieved that I don't have to navigate the terrain of being pregnant and online today. But I think this will be interesting to people going through it now, just to have someone smart and sympathetic giving you the background to all the ridiculousness of being a present day mom or a mama-to-be.

I found this book by Hess extremely interesting. The way technology shapes our lives and the intimate parts of our lives was researched so well. The information reads like a story and I was immersed in Hess's world. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.