Review of Vrinda Baliga, “Fatherhood,” Luna Station Quarterly 62 (June 2025): 227-240 — Purchase here. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
Content note: Pregnancy after infertility; pregnancy complications (positive outcome); eugenics.
Dr. Mishra’s entry into fatherhood isn’t at all what he hoped it would be: First, unexpected complications result in an emergency c-section for his wife; then, there’s a surprise inspection at work. Unfortunately, the research that his lab conducts and the child who will hopefully soon be coming into the world are intimately connected, and not necessarily in a good way! This is a story of administrative paperwork and interfering relations, of science fiction becoming fact, and of a whole new form of fatherhood. Even though I could see pretty close from the start where the end was going to be, this was still an enjoyable read.
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