
- 320 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
For fans of One Born Every Minute. The Secret Midwife is a heart-breaking, engrossing and important read. At once joyful and profoundly shocking, this is the story of birth, straight from the delivery room. Strongest supporter, best friend, expert, cheerleader and chief photographer... Before, during and after labour the role of a midwife is second to none. The Secret Midwife reveals the highs and lows on the frontline of the maternity unit, from the mother who tries to give herself a DIY caesarean to the baby born into witness protection, and from surprise infants that arrive down toilets to ones that turn up in the lift.But there is a problem; the system which is supposed to support the midwives and the women they care for is starting to crumble. Short-staffed, over worked and underappreciated - these crippling conditions are taking their toll on the dedicated staff doing their utmost to uphold our National Health Service, and the consequences are very serious indeed.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. In at the Deep End
- 2. A Hands-on Job
- 3. True Knots & Bacon Rolls
- 4. Expect the Unexpected
- 5. Mother Knows Best?
- 6. Chameleons
- 7. Catch!
- 8. Not Without My Baby
- 9. Born Too Soon
- 10. Waters Waters Everywhere!
- 11. Trust
- 12. Breathe . . .
- 13. Changes
- 14. Small Mercies
- 15. Sam
- 16. Could You Just . . .?
- 17. All in the Mind
- 18. Sink or Swim?
- 19. Courting Trouble
- 20. Pressure
- 21. The Sound of Falling Plates
- 22. Slow Progress
- 23. Diving Back In
- Epilogue
- Glossary