Leah Hazard
Author
Publisher
Virago
Pub. Date
2023
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Description
'Womb' is the inside story of where we all began. Bringing together medical history, scientific discoveries and journalistic exploration, Leah Hazard traverses the globe in search of the truth about one of the most under-researched and important organs of the body, talking to the boundary-breaking scientists and activists working in the field. What is upsuck and why does it change everything? Can cervical crypts store sperm for up to six weeks? Do...
Author
Publisher
Hutchinson
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
No sleep for 20 hours. No food for 10. And a ward full of soon-to-be mothers. Welcome to the life of a midwife. Leah Hazard's work in the maternity wards of the NHS frontline is more extreme than you could ever imagine. From the bloody to the beautiful, from moments of utter vulnerability to remarkable displays of strength, from camaraderie to raw desperation, from heart-wrenching grief to the pure, perfect joy of a new-born baby, Leah has seen it...