Womb - The Inside Story of Where We All Began Winner of Scottish Book of

Informationen zum Autor Leah Hazard graduated from Harvard University, and worked in print journalism and television before the births of her two daughters prompted her to change direction. Leah is now a practising NHS midwife in Scotland and has worked in a wide variety of clinical areas, from labour wards to outpatient clinics, delivering hundreds of babies and caring for countless families along the way. Her memoir Hard Pushed: A Midwife's Story was a Sunday Times bestseller in the UK. Leah hosts the popular podcast What The Midwife Said and is a frequent commentator on women's health across the media. Klappentext Can the uterus control conception? Are periods optional? Is the uterus connected to the brain? Will it ever be possible for a fetus to grow outside the human body? What does all this mean for human rights? ' Womb is sharp and political, learned and wise, and urgent and necessary . . . I loved it' Katherine May, author of Wintering 'Leah Hazard approaches a fascinating topic with professional expertise and lively human sympathy' Hilary Mantel Vorwort A landmark book on the womb - its history, its present and the possibilities for its future - by midwife and bestselling author of Hard Pushed: A Midwife's Story Zusammenfassung A landmark book on the womb - its history, its present and the possibilities for its future - by midwife and bestselling author of Hard Pushed: A Midwife's Story

Product details

• Authors: Leah Hazard, Hazard Leah, LEAH HAZARD
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9780349015798
• ISBN: 978-0-349-01579-8
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 238 mm x 38 mm
• Series: Dilly's Story
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, HISTORY / Women, MEDICAL / Nursing / Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health, Women’s health, Pregnancy, birth & baby care, Feminism & feminist theory, Feminism and feminist theory