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The Secret Midwife

Life, Death and the Truth About Birth

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Strongest advocate, best friend, expert, cheerleader and chief photographer. Before, during and after labour the role of a midwife is second to none.

The Secret Midwife reveals the highs and lows on the frontline of the maternity unit, from the mother that tries to give herself a DIY caesarean to the baby born into witness protection, and from surprise infants that arrive down toilets to ones that turn up in the lift.

But there is a problem; the system which is supposed to support the midwives and the women they care for is starting to crumble. Short-staffed, over worked and underappreciated - these crippling conditions are taking their toll on the dedicated staff doing their utmost to uphold our National Health Service, and the consequences are very serious indeed.

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Wonderful insight into the nhs, we all know it’s struggling, we know how difficult the jobs are but its easy to ignore when we live our day to day lives and are rarely exposed

Wonderful insight into what we all know but like to ignore

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Amazing audio, couldn't put it down. I experienced every high and every low of the writer. Every womn and man should read this. We all take the BUS staff for granted, however, we do not know about the struggles of these courageous men and woman. A big up to all you guys.

Wow just wow!!!!!

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I work in the midwifry sector and this is a huge imprint into the life of a NHS midwife.
its truly moving I've now bought the paperback for my sister in law as I know she will love this as much as I do great read!

loved it

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absolutely loved the brutal honesty in this book, as mothers we only see the very tip of the surface when we go into the maternity/labour wards, but these women and some men are absolute super hero's in my opinion who do not get the recognition and support they truly deserve. It certainly opened my eyes to the behind the scenes pressures the super heros face every day.
Thank you for such an honest insight xx

a fantastic book

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I work in maternity myself and felt like I related to every story she told. The narrator is fantastic with her upbeat read and the ability to use different voices and tones, kept me entertained and hooked all the way through.
Would highly recommend for anyone wanting to get into the midwifery field as this is our reality, it’s not all positives and her writing was potentially quite negative towards the end of the book with main focus about the staff crisis and no support but sadly it’s been going for years and won’t change anytime soon.. Really inspiring woman though.

Great listen

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