Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began

The womb is a remarkable organ with the power to bring life or cause death, but most people know little about it. In this book, midwife and bestselling author Leah Hazard explores its rich past, complex present, and dynamic future, discussing the Californian doctor who believes women deserve a period-free life, the Scottish woman whose Caesarean section changed childbirth forever, America's long history of forced and coercive sterilization, uterine transplant surgery in Sweden, and womb wellness. The book reveals that the uterus influences all our lives in the twenty-first century and how we celebrate, medicate, and legislate it may control our future.

Format: Hardback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 02 March 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Winner of the Scottish Book of the Year Award, this groundbreaking book delves into the history, present, and potential future of the womb. By the bestselling author of Hard Pushed: A Midwife's Story, it offers a captivating exploration of the science behind the uterus, the politics of medicine, and the future of reproductive freedom.

From page to page, this remarkable work has the power to educate and inspire. Rob Delaney, author of A Heart that Works, praises it as "page for page, I may not have ever learned more from a book." Rachel Clarke, author of Dear Life, describes it as "empowerment in book form." Maxine Mei-Fung Chung, author of What Women Want, calls it "a phenomenal book." Elinor Cleghorn, author of Unwell Women, hails it as "a phenomenal book."

The uterus, often overlooked and misunderstood, holds immense power—it can bring life or end it, bring joy or pain. However, most of us know very little about this remarkable organ. In this book, midwife and bestselling author Leah Hazard embarks on a journey to uncover the rich history, complex present, and dynamic future of the uterus.

Through her conversations with the Californian doctor advocating for a period-free life, her footsteps in the footsteps of the Scottish woman whose Caesarean section revolutionized childbirth, her exploration of America's long history of forced and coercive sterilization, her observation of uterine transplant surgery in Sweden, and her personal journey into womb wellness, Hazard offers a comprehensive and insightful perspective on this woefully under-researched and misunderstood organ.

Written with wisdom, warmth, and nuance, Womb combines the author's years of experience as a midwife with medical history, scientific discovery, and journalistic inquiry. It 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.

This groundbreaking work will change the way we think about bodies forever, inspiring us to embrace our uteruses as vital and powerful entities. It is a must-read for anyone interested in women's health, reproductive rights, and the future of humanity.

Weight: 610g
Dimension: 163 x 242 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780349015798