Womb : the inside story of where we all began
Hazard, Leah2023
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The womb is the most miraculous organ in the body - with the power to bring life or cause death; to yield joy or pain - yet most of us know almost nothing about it. In this book, Leah Hazard sets out on a journey to explore the rich past, complex present and dynamic future of the uterus. She speaks to the Californian doctor who believes women deserve a period-free life; walks in the footsteps of the Scottish woman whose Caesarean section changed childbirth forever; uncovers America's long history of forced and coercive sterilisation; observes uterine transplant surgery in Sweden and takes a very personal dive into the world of 'womb wellness'. Written with wisdom, warmth and nuance, and combining the author's years of experience as a midwife with medical history, scientific discovery and journalistic inquiry, Womb is an extraordinary exploration of a woefully under-researched and misunderstood organ. Above all, the book reveals that the uterus is more than the sum of its biological parts: it influences all our lives in the twenty-first century, and how we celebrate, medicate and legislate the womb might yet control where we go from here.
Womb : the inside story of where we all began / Leah Hazard.
Hazard, Leah, author
London : Virago, 2023.©2023
353 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
97803490157819780349015781
612.627
English
530457
Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Health and Wellbeing | 612.627 HAZ | Available |