Overview
Amity Reed became a midwife to serve women, but the reality of working in over-stretched and underfunded NHS maternity services soon shattered her illusions. She’s not alone – for every 30 midwives that train, 29 will leave the profession. Overdue is both the devastating personal story behind the statistics, and a call for change in the NHS. Real-life stories capture the moments at the heart of midwifery: life, death, birth, tragedy and joy, and are embedded in a clear-sighted examination of what is working – and what isn’t – in maternity services. The result is a book that asks – and tries to answer – questions that are at the heart of many people’s working lives: how can we follow our calling, provide for our families and keep ourselves healthy, if the workplace and its systems are working against us?
Full Product Details
Author: Amity Reed
Publisher: Pinter & Martin Ltd.
Imprint: Pinter & Martin Ltd.
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.238kg
ISBN: 9781780664101
ISBN 10: 1780664109
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 01 October 2020
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
An important book - as long-awaited as its title suggests. This beautifully-written, persuasive and cage-rattling story of love, power, disillusionment and struggle calls us to action and demands that we protect and uplift midwives and other frontline NHS staff so that they can protect and uplift us in our most profound moments of joy and loss. -- Rebecca Schiller, author, journalist and women's rights campaigner I felt goose bumps, I smiled, I shed tears. Amity Reed's descriptions of childbirth and motherhood are the most powerful I have ever read... a masterpiece of joy and trauma that provides a vivid and realistic insight into today's maternity services. * Sheena Byrom, midwife and author of Catching Babies *
I felt goose bumps, I smiled, I shed tears. Amity Reed's descriptions of childbirth and motherhood are the most powerful I have ever read... a masterpiece of joy and trauma that provides a vivid and realistic insight into today's maternity services. Sheena Byrom, midwife and author of Catching Babies * Sheena Byrom, midwife and author of Catching Babies *
Author Information
Amity Reed is a US native who has lived in the UK for nearly 20 years. Originally a journalist and editor, she has been a birth worker for over a decade, during which time she has campaigned for women’s health and reproductive rights. Amity qualified as a midwife in 2016 and worked in NHS maternity services for three years. She currently works in a family planning clinic in South London, where she lives with her husband and two children.
