Outback Midwife

Name: Outback Midwife
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780143780281
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By Beth McRae

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Outback Midwife by Beth McRae is an evocative memoir chronicling a seasoned midwife's career in the remote Australian Outback. Beth McRae vividly recounts her experiences of delivering babies in challenging and isolated conditions, capturing the unique beauty and ruggedness of the landscapes. Through engaging storytelling, the memoir highlights the cultural richness, heartfelt communities, and the incredible dedication and resilience required in frontier healthcare.
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You might enjoy this fascinating biography if you're captivated by stories of resilience and dedication in remote settings. It offers a heartfelt glimpse into the life of a midwife working in the rugged Australian outback, filled with personal challenges and triumphs. Enthusiasts of real-life medical tales and those curious about the unique challenges faced in isolated communities will find this memoir particularly appealing.

Outback Midwife

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Call the Midwife meets In the Middle of Nowhere in this heartwarming memoir of an adventurous Aussie midwife's life 'catching babies'. Outback Midwife is the story of Beth McRae's 40 years as a midwife, from her terrifying first day witnessing a birth as a naïve student nurse to her training as a midwife in the days when the words 'birth plan' were unheard of and what women wanted was a long way from being part of any plan in the outback.

Beth's career of catching babies takes her from the city to the bush, bonding with people from all walks of life at one of the most important moments in their lives. But there was one more frontier she was determined to conquer. At a time when most people are thinking about slowing down, Beth decides to move to a remote Aboriginal community in Arnhem Land to embark on a whole other adventure.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143780281

Publisher: Transworld Publishers (Division of Random House Australia)

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 March 2016

Country: Australia

Imprint: Bantam

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 320

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About the Author

Beth McRae began her training as a midwife at Preston and Northcote Community Hospital in Victoria, in the days when birth plans were unheard of, and went on catch babies' all over Australia. After more than 30 years on the job, in her 50s there was one more frontier she was determined to conquer, the outback, where she believed her experience was needed more than anywhere else. So Beth upped sticks to a remote Aboriginal community in Arnhem Land and embarked on a whole new adventure.