{"product_id":"womb-by-leah-hazard-9780349015804","title":"Womb","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eWINNER OF THE SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eA FINALIST FOR THE 2024 PEN \/ EO WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA landmark book on the womb - its history, its present and the possibilities for its future - by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHard Pushed: A Midwife's Story\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'A gripping exploration of the science of the uterus, the politics of medicine and the future of reproductive freedom' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'Page for page, I may not have ever learned more from a book' \u003c\/b\u003eRob Delaney, author of \u003ci\u003eA Heart that Works\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'It will change the way you think about bodies forever' \u003c\/b\u003eRachel Clarke, author of \u003ci\u003eDear Life\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'Empowerment in book form' \u003c\/b\u003eMaxine Mei-Fung Chung, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Women Want\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'A phenomenal book' \u003c\/b\u003eElinor Cleghorn, author of \u003ci\u003eUnwell Women\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, midwife and bestselling author 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'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with wisdom, warmth and nuance, and combining the author's years of experience as a midwife with medical history, scientific discovery and journalistic inquiry, \u003ci\u003eWomb\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47601391173868,"sku":"9780349015804","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780349015804-womb.jpg?v=1777999128","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/womb-by-leah-hazard-9780349015804","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}