Books by Emma Svanberg
“Birth trauma isn’t necessarily correlated to mode of delivery, or to blood loss, or to whatever pain relief you used. It’s very much about your internal locus of control and sense of agency, and also about being treated with kindness and compassion. We know that if you have a history of trauma, whether it’s sexual abuse or some other kinds of trauma, that can very easily and totally innocently be reactivated by events, speech, and attitudes during birth.” Read more...
Leah Hazard, Medical Scientist
Interviews where books by Emma Svanberg were recommended
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Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: Weaving Ancient Wisdom with Modern Knowledge
by Rachel Reed -
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Why Birth Trauma Matters
by Emma Svanberg -
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Divided: Racism, Medicine and Why We Need to Decolonise Healthcare
by Annabel Sowemimo -
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Life, Almost: Miscarriage, Misconceptions and a Search for Answers from the Brink of Motherhood
by Jennie Agg -
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Nightbitch: A Novel
by Rachel Yoder
The best books on Childbirth, recommended by Leah Hazard
The best books on Childbirth, recommended by Leah Hazard
Birth is a transformational experience but it’s also an emotionally fraught one, with sometimes traumatic consequences, says midwife Leah Hazard. Here she recommends five books that discuss the deep psychological impact of childbirth, the debate over interventionism, and the inequalities baked into the practice of obstetrics.
