Books by Rachel Reed
“Reed points out that birth is a transformative event; it is of ancient, really visceral significance to the person who goes through it. She talks a lot about rites of passage and ritual and points out that medical interventions are also rites of passage and ritual, and they’re not necessarily evil or bad, but we have to understand that they too have their own ritual significance, they too carry meaning and have consequences that we need to question and challenge quite carefully. So I think Reed has a really good, considered approach to this central tension.” Read more...
Leah Hazard, Medical Scientist
Interviews where books by Rachel Reed 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.
