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Birth Notes

'An astonishing memoir. It is about the intersection between birth trauma and sexual trauma medical misogyny and trying to find a way to be a mother while dealing with something unspeakable. It is hugely important courageous and beautifully written. A rallying cry' Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

'An unflinchingly honest exploration of birth trauma and ultimately a redemptive tale of the power and wisdom of women's bodies' Leah Hazard author of Hard Pushed

Following the birth of her first children twin boys Jessica Cornwell collapsed in a fever. Rushed back to hospital she was initially dismissed before a life-threatening infection was diagnosed. Alone recovering watching her body bruise and break a curious thing happened: she stopped feeling.

At home the numbness remained. Nursing her boys through jaundice learning to breastfeed slowly re-emerging into a world where other mothers seemed to cope Jessica hid her secret - she felt no love only fear. Worse vivid memories began to surface of moments in her past she thought buried.

Jessica began to name one by one the shadows that returned to haunt her first year as a mother. And in claiming back the words she fought to claim back her life and the love she bore her young family.

Birth Notes is the story - luminous breathtaking and courageous - of forging a self from fragments. With eloquent rage and searing honesty it speaks for the unvoiced and shines a light on maternal mental health. It is the love story of a mother for her children and a woman for herself.

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  • Classification : Biography & Memoir
  • Pub Date : APR 7, 2022
  • Imprint : Virago
  • Page Extent : 448
  • Binding : HB
  • ISBN : 9780349014296
  • Price : INR 1,299
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