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Hard Pushed - A Midwife's Story (Paperback)
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Hard Pushed - A Midwife's Story (Paperback)
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ________________ You haven't slept for
twenty hours, haven't eaten for ten, and you're in charge of twenty
heavily pregnant women at midnight. Welcome to the life of a
midwife. Life on the NHS front line is tougher than you could
imagine. Marathon shifts, endless birth complications, staffing
shortages, pushy families, panicking mothers - and that's a quiet
Thursday afternoon. But the strength and camaraderie of the women
working under such intense pressure is a beautiful thing. Together,
they must withstand one of the world's most difficult job, one that
produces moments of pure, absolute joy and -terrible,
heart-wrenching grief. Through the experienced eyes of Leah Hazard,
we meet women from all walks of life: the scared fifteen-year-old
whose baby could be months premature, the same-sex couple whose
child will be a miracle of modern medicine, the woman giving birth
in a room drenched in essential oils and love, and the mother-to-be
whose tale of exploitation and endurance has carried her thousands
of miles to Leah's ward. Moving, compassionate and intensely
candid, Hard Pushed is a love letter to new mothers and to Leah's
fellow midwives - there for us at some of the most challenging,
empowering and defining moments of our lives. _____________________
'The stories in Hard Pushed highlight the bravery of our midwives,
and the women they care for.' CHRISTIE WATSON, author of The
Language of Kindness 'Heart-rending, inspiring and funny, Hard
Pushed brings alive the world of midwifery in all its complexity
and radiates love and respect for women.' PROFESSOR LESLEY PAGE
CBE, former president of the Royal College of Midwives 'It is Leah
Hazard's capacity to love and give so personally to the many
thousands of women she has worked with which imbues this book with
its power.' JULIA SAMUEL, author of Grief Works 'Not only powerful
but well written too . . . a worthwhile addition to a genre fast
becoming as crowded as a busy maternity unit.' DAILY EXPRESS 'A
riveting read: heartwarming and heartbreaking' SHEENA BYROM OBE,
midwifery consultant and author ofCatching Babies 'A beautifully
written, intimate portrait of the extraordinary work that midwives
carry out each and every day.' CAROLINE ELTON, author of Also
Human: The Inner Lives of Doctors
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