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Being present as the midwife at a baby's birth is one of life's glorious adventures.
In a new edition, twenty Australian midwives reflect on their practice and its changes with passionate midwife and bestselling author Fiona McArthur.
Midwives play a vital role in supporting women through some of the most challenging and rewarding moments of their lives. These remarkable professionals watch over births across Australia, from the remote outback to busy urban hospitals.
Meet Annie, working on the tiny island of Saibai where mothers arrive by dinghy; Kate, a clinical midwifery consultant, who sees women with high-risk pregnancies; Priscilla and Jillian, who fly thousands of miles to get mothers and babies to hospital safely with the Royal Flying Doctor Service; and Louise, who gives impromptu consultations in the aisles of the local supermarket.
Funny one minute and heartbreaking the next, Aussie Midwives explores the joys, emotion, and drama of childbirth and the lasting effect it has on the people who work in this extraordinary profession.
PRAISE FOR FIONA MCARTHUR
McArthur...has great skill in storytelling. - Sydney Morning Herald
Reading Fiona McArthur is like wrapping yourself in a warm blanket and sitting under the stars. - Rachael Johns
I never miss one of Fiona McArthur's books. - Sam Still Reading
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ISBN: 9781761342431
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 May 2023
Country: Australia
Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 154.0mm
Height: 233.0mm
Weight: 388g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Drawing from her earlier life as a rural midwife, Fiona McArthur shares her love of working with women, families and health professionals in her books. In her compassionate, pacey fiction, her love of the Australian landscape meshes beautifully with warm, funny, multigenerational characters as she highlights challenges for rural and remote families, and the strength shared between women. Happy endings are a must. Fiona is the author of the non-fiction book Aussie Midwives, and lives on a farm with her husband in northern New South Wales. She was awarded the NSW Excellence in Midwifery Award in 2015 and the Australian Ruby Award for Contemporary Romantic Fiction in 2020. Find her at FionaMcArthurAuthor.com
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