Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Secret Midwife: Life, Death and the Truth about Birth by Katy Weitz, Philippa George

4 reviews

kiahsbooks's review

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Self harm and Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

bookchatwithbeth's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

sammantha's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

ruthieb's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

I enjoyed the birthing stories although some were very quick. I do feel this was a reflectective journal to help the midwife recover as she mentions in the book but felt for me (who wanted a story of babies rather then mental health) that there was too much of the mental health aspect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infertility, Blood, and Medical trauma