{"product_id":"womb","title":"Womb","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*WINNER OF THE SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*A FINALIST FOR THE 2024 PEN \/ EO WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD* \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A 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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Page for page, I may not have ever learned more from a book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'' \u003c\/b\u003eRob Delaney, author of \u003ci\u003eA Heart that Works\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''It will change the way you think about bodies forever'' \u003c\/b\u003eRachel Clarke, author of \u003ci\u003eDear Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Empowerment in book form'' \u003c\/b\u003eMaxine Mei-Fung Chung, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Women Want\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A phenomenal book''\u003c\/b\u003e Elinor Cleghorn, author of \u003ci\u003eUnwell Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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''.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57305570148734,"sku":"NW9780349015804","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780349015804.jpg?v=1778712608","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/womb","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}