OBOS Publications

Our Bodies, Ourselves (2011)

The 2011 edition of "Our Bodies, Ourselves" – the most recent print edition – focuses on women’s reproductive health and sexuality. It features updated and new content on gender identity, sexual orientation, birth control, abortion, and sexuality and sexual health across the lifespan. 

To find out more:

• Read the introduction
• View the table of contents and list of contributors by chapter
• Find out how 52 OBOS fans ended up on the cover
• Learn how a virtual conversation changed the relationships and sexuality chapters
• Praise for the 2011 edition of “Our Bodies, Ourselves”

"Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth" (2008)

Pregnancy and birth are normal, healthy processes for most women, the vast majority of whom have healthy pregnancies and babies. Yet childbirth is often seen as an unbearably painful, risky process to be managed in a hospital with the use of many tests, drugs, and procedures. This book presents the best available evidence about the advantages and disadvantages of a range of practices, from epidurals to episiotomies, and explores options for improving birth experiences and outcomes.

• Read the introduction
• View the table of contents and list of contributors by chapter
• Praise for "Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth"
• Read “Challenges to Producing ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth'”
• Read a Q&A with OBOS founder Judy Norsigian

Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause (2006)

“Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause” (2006) provides an analysis of the social, cultural, and political forces that influence and affect women’s experiences with menopause, dispels menopause myths, and provides crucial information that women can use to take control of their own health and get the best care possible.

• Read the introduction
• View the table of contents and list of contributors by chapter
• Praise for "Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause"