Catching Babies : A Midwife's Tale

Sheena Byrom

ISBN 10: 0755362721 / ISBN 13: 9780755362721

Published by Hachette Australia Nov 2011, 2011

About this Item

Neuware - A midwife's heartwarming and inspirational true storyCatching Babies is a moving account of an extraordinary career. It reveals the unique experiences that filled midwife Sheena Byrom's days as she looked after mums and dads and helped to bring their precious babies into the world. From her very first day as a nervous student nurse in Blackburn to the dedicated completion of her midwifery qualifications in Burnley, Sheena has never once looked back, enjoying a thirty-five-year career with the NHS. At the forefront of evolving medical practices, she was the first midwife to oversee a home water birth in her area, but also found herself at the centre of a traumatic delivery that tested her to her limits. Yet, whatever has come Sheena's way, ultimately, there are the strong mothers who taught her so much and the little miracles who have made every single moment as a midwife truly magical.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Catching Babies : A Midwife's Tale
• Publisher: Hachette Australia Nov 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0755362721
• ISBN 13: 9780755362721
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 196W x 128H x 17D millimeters 196 millimeters width by 128 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 260 grams

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Synopsis

The inspirational story of life as a midwife. From her very first day as a nervous student nurse in Blackburn to the dedicated completion of her nursing qualifications and her training as a midwife in Burnley, Sheena Byrom has never once looked back, enjoying a thirty-five-year career with the NHS. Catching Babies is a moving account of an extraordinary career. It reveals the unique experiences that filled Sheena's days as she looked after overwhelmed mums and dads and helped to bring their precious babies into the world. At the forefront of evolving medical practices, she was the first midwife to oversee a home water birth in her area, but also found herself at the centre of a traumatic delivery that resulted in a nine-year litigation case and tested her to her limits. Yet, whatever has come Sheena's way, ultimately, there are the strong mothers who taught her so much and the little miracles who have made every single moment as a midwife truly magical.

About the Author

Sheena Byrom was born and brought up in North West England and has lived and worked there all her life. Sheena's career spans 35 years - and she has recently taken early retirement to complete a PhD in normal childbirth with the University of Nottingham. She is married with four children, one of whom has followed her mother's footsteps in becoming a midwife lecturer.