Listening is an elderly woman and her daughter and she is shocked when her mum declares she is the person they are looking for. If the pregnant and new mothers were simply changed to frail and sick patients, I could have written this. Philippa George is a pseudonym – it is vital to conceal her identity to ensure the privacy of her patients as well as her continued employment in the NHS. The book improved considerably from the lacklustre beginning, and even the rather boring passages about her ex-fiance and the man she married made sense in retrospect when she is talking about her breakdown, her total depression that had her off work for four months. As a trained NHS nurse myself, I have read a lot of these kind of books - stories from my midwifery colleagues, doctors and so forth.

The Secret Midwife — Soraya M. Lane

However, a year ago Philippa, 35, began to show signs of stress: bursting into tears for no reason, fearful to leave the house and dogged by debilitating insomnia. Inspired by true accounts of the Polish resistance, author Soraya Lane explores the experiences of those brave doctors, nurses and midwives who were imprisoned in camps during WW2.Piedzīvoju savu vecmātes aicinājumu kā lāstu, no kura nespēju tapt brīva, bet neslēpšu, ka reizēm vēlētos. Also, a sad reminder of how terrible staffing and toxic environments can not only affect the health of patients but also of healtchare professionals.

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These two hero's then come together to do what they can to save lives and treat the women in their care with dignity and respect in the unbelievably terrible circumstances. The horror of what Emilia sees breaks her heart, but she is determined, especially with the assistance of Alesky and Lena to continue to save others.It’s only in writing this memoir that I’ve begun to understand that the problem was never with me, it was the environment. The writing was beautiful and heartbreaking, the characters were so well written and developed and the entire book worked so well.

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First, I took out the antibacterial spray and wipes and wiped down the car seat, steering wheel, gear stick and the car handles. We see the constant battle both the midwife and the birthing mothers fought - shame at experiencing fleeting moments of happiness bombarded with the stark reality of death. Something clerical not clinical thankfully and I was informed about it in a cheerful way by one of the ward clerks.The intense pressure of working for a business rather than a service, increasing societal issues including litigation of medical professionals and the associated mental health issues related to these negative experiences are real and we should all ‘see life’ through their eyes. In her Author’s Notes, Soraya says the the characters of Emilia, Aleksy and Lena will stay with her for a very long time. 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.

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When I got back home I found something apparently stuck into my skin at the right distance from my middle-aged eyes to just be a fuzzy black thing. Lane graduated with a law degree before realising that law wasn’t the career for her and that her future was in writing. And I fail to see how the woman could have lived in a house and never noticed children coming or going or wanting to see films he had made in his studio but saying she was totally unaware of it. They wanted to do a lumbar puncture but I’m terrified of needles and I refused unless they had my husband in. Certainly recommend this book to anyone considering a career within the NHS and wanting a real insight into the day to day job.A powerful story of the unbelievably courageous and selfless actions of those determined to serve the women and babies of Auschwitz in the midst of unspeakably horrific circumstances and utter brutality. Alone and in agony, the coronavirus rules meant her partner couldn’t be with her until she was judged to be in established labour. The author says, "In my fifteen years as an NHS midwife, the number of managers has doubled while the number of midwives has halved. Loosely based on actual events and people, this story will tug at your heartstrings from the very first page to the last. Poland, 1942 - Emilia is a midwife who is part of the resistance, helping pregnant women who are hiding from the Germans when she is caught and sent to Auschwitz.