A fascinating read. It's not depressing -- it's realistic. Wolf hits you with hard facts and doesn't try to hide the truth. Her goal, throughout this book, is to prepare and empower women on their journey to motherhood for what will likely happen during their pregnancy and labour. She discusses the medicalization of birth and its' villification as a disease to be quickly "cured, " the profit motive in medicine and OB's need to prove their value, all of which leads to the increased c-section rate. Although it's written from the American perspective, citing American statistics, I have no doubt that Canada is not far behind. A must-read for any woman that is or is planning a pregnancy.