Give Birth Like a Feminist: Your Body, Your Baby, Your Choices by Milli Hill - Non Fiction - Paperback

Product Details
Condition: New
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780008313104
Publisher: HQ (HarperCollins)

Overview
Give Birth Like a Feminist is Milli Hill's bold, evidence-informed manifesto for anyone who believes childbirth deserves a feminist lens. Written by the founder of the Positive Birth Movement, this paperback challenges the idea that "a healthy baby is all that matters" and insists that a mother's experience, agency and autonomy matter too. Practical, provocative and deeply researched, it's essential reading for expectant parents, doulas, midwives and anyone invested in reproductive justice.

About the Book
Milli Hill blasts the feminist spotlight into the labour ward, arguing that birth is the feminist issue nobody has been talking about. Drawing on her years of work with the Positive Birth Movement, she explores the history of childbirth through a feminist lens and unpicks the outdated conventions that leave women without the birth they want or need. The book walks readers through the different types of birth available, how to weigh up the options, and the questions worth asking of doctors, midwives and doulas along the way. Central to the book is the idea of consent and human rights in the labour room - Hill examines how systemic pressures in maternity care can erode a woman's sense of control, and she offers concrete tools for building a birth plan, communicating with clinicians, and speaking up when things don't feel right. Interwoven throughout are first-hand birth stories from women across the world, giving the book both an intimate, human texture and a broader rallying-cry energy. Part toolkit, part call to arms, it has been widely discussed in UK media including the BBC, and was selected as one of the Independent's best pregnancy books. Whether you're preparing for your own birth, supporting someone else through theirs, or working professionally in maternity care, this is a book designed to change how you think and talk about childbirth for good.

• Empowerment-focused: Encourages active participation in birth decisions and respects bodily autonomy.
• Practical tools: Covers birth plans, communicating with providers, and asserting your rights in labour.
• Real stories: Features first-hand birth accounts from women around the world.
• Trusted voice: Written by the founder of the global Positive Birth Movement.
• Media-recognised: Featured on BBC Radio and named one of the Independent's best pregnancy books.
• Portable format: Paperback edition, easy to carry to appointments and antenatal classes.

About the Author
Milli Hill is a journalist and author specialising in women's health, feminism and birth autonomy. She founded the global Positive Birth Movement in 2012, and her debut, The Positive Birth Book, became an Amazon bestseller on publication in 2017. She writes regularly for the Telegraph, Guardian and Mother&Baby, and speaks internationally on childbirth and women's rights. She lives in Somerset with her partner and three children.

Why You'll Love This Book
Honest, provocative and genuinely useful, this is the book that finally puts women's experience at the centre of the birth conversation - a rallying cry with real, practical advice attached.

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