TY  - BOOK
AU  - Secret Midwife.
TI  - The Secret Midwife: life, death and the truth about birth
SN  - 9781789464573 (pbk.) :
AV  - RG964.G7 
U1  - 618.2023 THE 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - London
PB  - John Blake Publishing
KW  - Midwifery
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Hospitals
KW  - Maternity services
KW  - Midwives
KW  - Psychology
KW  - Child Care
KW  - eflch
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Autobiography: science, technology & medicine
KW  - thema
KW  - Clinical & internal medicine
N1  - "Bonus chapter on midwifery in the pandemic"--Front cover; Previous edition: 2020
N2  - Before, during and after labour the role of a midwife is second to none. The Secret Midwife reveals the highs and lows on the frontline of the maternity unit, from the mother who tries to give herself a DIY caesarean to the baby born into witness protection, and from surprise infants that arrive down toilets to ones that turn up in the lift. But there is a problem; the system which is supposed to support the midwives and the women they care for is starting to crumble. Short-staffed, over worked and underappreciated - these crippling conditions are taking their toll on the dedicated staff doing their utmost to uphold our National Health Service, and the consequences are very serious indeed
ER  -