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The first half of this non-fiction recount of a midwife in the NHS system is uplifting, emotional, entertaining, and funny. The author revisits the highs and lows of her early career in midwifery, where relationships and care are the norm with patients. I started reading the book last night and needed to keep reading, I finished it this evening after work and the first thing I did was tell my mum, and my husband all about it.
The Secret Midwife — Soraya M. Lane
Piedzīvoju savu vecmātes aicinājumu kā lāstu, no kura nespēju tapt brīva, bet neslēpšu, ka reizēm vēlētos.Then, I sprayed the handles of the door and the box and ran upstairs to the shower, careful not to touch a single thing on my way up. In 1995 the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, there is a call fall for any information on the midwife who saved so many lives, Emilia knows it is time to tell her story.
The Secret Midwife by The Secret Midwife, Katy Weitz
She believes chronic underfunding has led to constant staff shortages which leaves the midwives unsupported and overworked. Bad management practices have compounded the problem, making staff alienated and fearful. The author writes an interesting passage, that needs no commentary, on female genital mutilation and childbirth. In some cases the female genital parts are still present; they have just been stitched together. But at the more extreme end of the mutilation, everything has been taken away: her labia, clitoris, everything. All that’s left is a smooth area and a very small opening for the vagina. I feel terribly sorry for these women because I know it was forced upon them when they were just children. They had no choice in the matter, and the consequence is they will derive no pleasure at all from sex. Which, I suppose, is the whole point. It seems peculiarly cruel. Emilia, Lena and Aleksy will stay with me for a long time to come. I am so grateful to have read this story, to have met these characters, and to have discovered such a talented author. I can't wait to read more of her books in the future! As a fellow NHS professional (not midwife) I can absolutely believe that this is a true and accurate account of how the whole system works. I know that some trusts are better than others at supporting their staff from first hand experience. There’s an author’s note at the end where she details the inspiring people whose real-life heroism the characters of Emilia and Aleksy were based on- I definitely recommend reading it.This is an emotional, heartbreaking read steeped in factual events. Despite being such a difficult subject matter, it truly honors the brave individuals who did the right thing despite the threat of harm, injury or even death. This is a must read!!!!!
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