I felt like women's voices were absent from that book in a way. When I read your book, I kind of punched the air because it was still such great storytelling. So warm and funny and moving. But also you are a kick-ass advocate for women in the maternity ward. Is that fair to say? Thank you. And yeah, I think it's really important in anything I write to demonstrate respect for women. That's the job of every midwife really.And certainly people have asked me about that book and I have read it. And maybe that's where I should leave it.
While we take a rest over the summer, we’re sharing some remastered episodes from Season One, chosen by listeners.
This week, I talk to Leah Hazard, NHS midwife extraordinaire and author of Hard Pushed, part memoir of Leah’s life on the labour ward, and part exploration of the current state of the profession.
Leah is as funny, wise and warm in person as she is in print, and she talks about the life-changing decision to leave her TV career and train to be a midwife, and the moment when the stress became too much during one very busy night on the ward.
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