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Baby City

By: Freida McFadden, Kelly Stoddard
Narrated by: Phillipa Miller
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There are only three things in this world that are certain: death, taxes, and babies.

Nobody knows this truth better than Emily McCoy, a third year resident working in Baby City, the affectionate nickname for the busy Labor and Delivery unit at a New York City hospital. On a typical day in Baby City, Emily delivers more babies than the number of hours of sleep she manages to squeeze in that night. And definitely more than the number of dates she's been on since she started her training in OB/GYN two years earlier.

As Emily works tirelessly to safely herald baby after baby after baby (after baby) into the world, she becomes well acquainted with the three hard facts of Baby City:

  1. Babies never come when you want them to.
  2. Babies always come when you don't want them to.
  3. You don't know who your true friends are until your baby is sliding down the birth canal.
©2015 Freida McFadden and Kelley Stoddard (P)2025 Hollywood Upstairs Press
Literature & Fiction Medical City

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Not expected

Not her normal storyline. There was no mystery to figure out. It was an okay book just not what I am used to by this author

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Kept my attention mostly

I've grown to enjoy this auther and the storytelling is there. It's probably my fault for not reading the plot summary more closely before making the purchase... A little too graphic for the backdrop, wasn't sure where it was going and wasn't impressed with where it ended up. I'll stick to the stories with mystery and murder.

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Written as though one was talking with Freida McFadden!

FM’s sense of humor clearly comes through in her writing! She’s a great story teller - whether it’s fiction, suspense, thrillers or realistic fiction. I enjoyed the book! I love reading her books! The narrator is also outstanding! 👌🏻👏🏻👍

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There really wasn’t much of a purpose for this book.

It was really just the day in the life of Gyn residents, no real plot, no twists. It was the most disappointing book from Frieda McFadden that I have ever listened to

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Love the narrator.

I love the comedy and education of working in the baby world. The story along with it is wonderful!

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Weak storyline

I like this author but was disappointed in this book. Not exciting … basic story and no twists that I expect

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If Mark Twain were an obstetrician

Freida has captured the essence of Obstetrics residency perfectly. Truly LOL beginning to end yet it is fully realistic without embellishment. FMcF has the sharpest sense of wit and irony of any current author.
Caveat: if you didn’t go through an ObGyn or similar residency, this book may just be good and educational, whereas it’s heavenly to me. I suppose it would be like reading Huck Finn without working on a riverboat. Yet Worthy reading for anyone.

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Very nice book

Great listen, similiar to “the devil…” series but better . Very informative, funny and as always engaging

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Not the typical Freida book

All the other reviews have already said this, but it’s definitely not your typical Freida McFadden book. It’s not a mystery or a thriller, but I did enjoy a behind-the-scenes look into what it’s like being an OBGYN resident however what I thought was interesting was honestly not one of the characters is that likeable and it makes me wonder if most doctors really don’t care about their patients. It is also very sad to me if that’s truly how cold the doctor/resident relationship is.

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The humanity of the NUCU Staff!

l loved the stories of Mothers having babies, their different dramas, the intensity and the humor of daily life in the hospital's Baby City. great read! You will laugh and cry!

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