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Agnes Light trained as a nurse in the 1960s and went on to become a midwife - helping to bring new lives into the world for over thirty years.
After fainting from shock at the first birth she attended as a student, Agnes grew to adore her job and the lifelong friends that worked with her on the maternity ward. In her enchanting memoir, she recalls how she struggled at first with the strict rules of hospital etiquette, and the expectation that she would always know the right thing to do - from dealing with hysterical fathers to miracle multiple births - Agnes quickly learnt she had to keep a cool head whatever the circumstances.
This is a heartwarming portrait of a thoughtful and compassionate midwife. Funny, poignant and rich with period detail, Midwife on Call traces Agnes's touching journey from squeamish pupil to assured professional.
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Agnes Light has been a midwife for over 30 years. She lives in London and this is her first book.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Congratulations to Agnes for writing a real book about real lives, so much more rewarding than a ghost-written memoir of a 'famous' star. I just loved it. The writing draws you in, so the reader doesn't realise until the end that the book is an excellent piece of social history, a marker of time in the changing world of medical practice and the NHS. All you politicians, consultants and NHS managers need to read this and see the world from the bottom up, rather than the top down. And thank you too, to Hodder Paperbacks; it is refreshing to see a publisher still backing such writing in tough publishing times.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was in the middle of similarly entitled book when someone recommended this author to me. Midwife on Call is a real page turner and easy to read. The personal touch is engaging and you can't help but immediately fall into Agnes' world from the start of her career as a young single nurse in the sixties, to her retirement. Succinctly written with some sad, sometimes shocking, recollections about child birth that leave you feeling choked but Agnes skilfully weaves in some fantastic humour to lift you and in my case, laugh out loud. The book is a great insight into how nursing / midwifery practices have progressed over time and the challenges that were faced by confident midwives like Agnes calling for change. I was left wishing Agnes had been my midwife. A refreshing, revealing and fun must read.
Harjit Sarang
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is sensitively written and is touching and also funny.
It tells it how it is in relation to the changes over the past 30 years in mudwifery from the perspective of midwives and also mothers. It is a very enjoyable read. I think David Cameron should read it. He could learn a thing or two about what pregnant women really want.
It tells it how it is in relation to the changes over the past 30 years in mudwifery from the perspective of midwives and also mothers. It is a very enjoyable read. I think David Cameron should read it. He could learn a thing or two about what pregnant women really want.
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Call The Midwife excellent
A marvellous book, it shows how things in the 1950's were so different to the way we live today. We might as well be on another planet, such is the difference!! Read more
Published 1 month ago by kate862
A midwife's View
There was so much in this book i could relate to and I share the author's thoughts about what is happening to the midwifery service. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mary B
Reasonably interesting, but not very engaging and a bit preachy
I tried this book after finishing Jennifer Worth's "Call the Midwife" series. I understand that those books are a hard act to follow, especially as Worth was a midwife in such... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Stealth Reviewer
easy reading, factual account
Having just finished reading 'Call the Midwife' by Jennifer Worth, I was a little disappointed with this book. Read more
Published 3 months ago by kellybean
Great Read
Although there's a fashion now for midwifery stories, Agnes has beaten the lot, in my opinion. As someone who has no children, I cannot imagine what childbirth is like. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Miss J. C. Gowland
Lots of stories!
I enjoyed this book, laughed at times and cried at times too.
The way the stories are recounted is touching, and as someone considering becoming a midwife the honest... Read more
The way the stories are recounted is touching, and as someone considering becoming a midwife the honest... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Rainbowflower
Abandoned
I read about 100 or so and decided that I really didn't take to this author. I even found some of the things she said very offensive- such as reading about her practising her... Read more
Published 4 months ago by BookObsessive
She tells it how it is!
As somone who knew the author from the start of her career I was fascinated by the book. It is always a joy to read the experiences of people who love and are dedicated to the work... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Hannah Stanbrook
Fabulous Read
This is an amazing and heartfelt tale of a lifelong career in midwifery. I couldn't put it down! It left me excited to have a baby!
Published 6 months ago by Keen Reader
An honest view of life
A delightful read both for the professional and also the unitiated. Nursing and midwifery are both truly vocational professions and Agnes proves this without a shadow of doubt. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Disgraceful globetrotter
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