Labour of Love
In Labour of Love midwives and maternal and child health nurses tell their own stories and provide a glimpse into a world of old and new knowledge. With courage, humour and dedication they tell of the unnoticed and largely unacknowledged work that goes on behind the scenes as they care for women who are trying to conceive, who are labouring or facing the challenges of caring for a newborn baby.
From busy urban hospitals to isolated villages in war zones, this collection describes profoundly emotional moments, the pain of adoption, complex clinical situations, life-or-death decisions and the way maternity care has changed over the decades.
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