Hard Pushed

Release on 2019-04-30 | by Leah Hazard

The baby is inched further and further from inner space to outer, every hard-earned advance followed by a tiny retreat in an age-old dance of 'two steps forward, one step back', before finally, a mighty push sends the head bursting ...

Author: Leah Hazard
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 9781473563537
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Page: 368
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, from the co-host of the podcast WHAT THE MIDWIFE SAID ________________ No sleep for twenty hours. No food for ten. And a ward full of soon-to-be mothers... Midwives are there for us at some of the most challenging, empowering and defining moments of our lives. From heart-wrenching grief to the pure joy of a new-born baby, midwife Leah Hazard has seen it all. But life on the NHS front line, working within a system at breaking point, is more extreme than you could ever imagine. Moving and compassionate, funny and unexpected, Leah shares her experiences in this extraordinary love letter to new mothers and fellow midwives everywhere. _____________________ '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.' DAILY EXPRESS 'A riveting read: heartwarming and heartbreaking' SHEENA BYROM OBE, midwifery consultant and author of Catching 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

Language: en
Pages: 368

Hard Pushed

Authors: Leah Hazard

Categories: Biography & Autobiography

Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-04-30 - Publisher: Random House

Language: en
Pages: 524

A Glossary of Words & Phrases Usually Relating to the U.S.

Authors: John Russell Bartlett

Categories: Americanisms

Type: BOOK - Published: 1860 - Publisher:

Books about A Glossary of Words & Phrases Usually Relating to the U.S.

Language: en
Pages: 574

BARTLETT'S DICTIONARY OF AMERICANISMS

Authors: JOHN RUSSELL BARTLETT

Categories: Americanisms

Type: BOOK - Published: 1859 - Publisher:

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