{"product_id":"hard-pushed-a-midwifes-story-9781786331601","title":"Hard Pushed: A Midwifes Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo sleep for twenty hours. No food for ten. And a ward full of soon-to-be mothers Welcome to the life of a midwife.  Life on the NHS front line  working within a system at breaking point  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  midwife Leah Hazard has seen it all.  Through her eyes  we meet Eleanor  whose wife is a walking miracle of modern medicine  their baby a feat of reproductive science; Crystal  pregnant at just fifteen  the precarious  flickering life within her threatening to come far too soon; Star  birthing in a room heady with essential oils and love until an enemy intrudes and Pei Hsuan  who has carried her tale of exploitation and endurance thousands of miles to somehow find herself at the open door of Leahs ward.  Moving  compassionate and intensely candid  Hard Pushed is a love letter to new mothers and to Leahs fellow midwives  there for us at some of the most challenging  empowering and defining moments of our lives.   The stories in Hard Pushed highlight the bravery of our midwives  and the women they care for. CHRISTIE WATSON  author of The Language of Kindness  Heart-rending  inspiring and funny  Hard Pushed brings alive the world of midwifery in all its complexity and radiates love and respect for women. Professor Lesley Page CBE  former president of the ROYAL COLLEGE OF MIDWIVES  It is Leah Hazards capacity to love and give so personally to the many thousands of women she has worked with which imbues this book with its power. JULIA SAMUEL  author of Grief Works\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648048226357,"sku":"ByrdShop_1786331608","price":116.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781786331601.jpg?v=1781707770","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/hard-pushed-a-midwifes-story-9781786331601","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}