Publisher's Synopsis
Birth stories have the power to inspire and change individuals in ways that research cannot. They can reach the heart and soul of readers without demanding academic understanding or intellectual reflection. In doing so, they can reveal the strengths and weaknesses of maternity care and challenge all of us to improve and humanise care provision; this is desperately needed in world-wide maternity services which are increasingly medicalised and premised on an industrial model. This book covers birth stories from the developed world to the developing world, from home to hospital, from trauma to triumph. It gives voice to the other key players in this dramatic event: the childbirth professionals, fathers, siblings and grandparents.
