ISBN: 9781856423571
Trim Size: 234 x 156
130 pages
Denis Walsh, Sheena Byrom
Publication date: 09/06/2009
Price: £9.99
This book contains:
-Stories of births from across the world
-Accounts told by mothers, fathers, siblings and grandparents alike
-Description of births across a variety of settings: home, hospital, birth centres and more
Very apt as story telling/ personal narratives are a powerful medium for getting key messages across. Midwifery Lecturer
"It is a thought-provoking book, which consists entirely of birth stories told by women, their families and the childbirth professionals involved in their care. The variety of stories offers the reader a humanised view of women?s experiences. The stories are diverse, and they are told as felt and seen by the storyteller ? This book would be useful to those looking for an insight into experiences that they themselves have not encountered, or who would like to read someone else?s description of a similar experience ? For anyone interested in reading birth stories, or looking at ways to support and understand childbirth from the mother?s and the carer?s perspective this is a fascinating and useful book". Janine King