Overdue
Birth, burnout and a blueprint for a better NHS
by Amity Reed
Pub Date 01 Oct 2020 | Archive Date Not set
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Description
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?
Advance Praise
'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 OBE, midwife and author of Catching Babies
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781780664101 |
| PRICE | £9.99 (GBP) |
