About the book: 2020 / What can a woman do if her last name means “danger”? No, not a police officer or a special agent. She is a midwife. Leah Hazard did not immediately decide on her choice of profession, but after a successful marriage and the birth of two daughters, she decided to become a midwife. At first, naively believing that she would, together with her patients, admire the birth of a new life, look after cheerful and contented expectant mothers, and then nurse their round-cheeked babies, she quickly realized that in fact the work of a midwife is very far from this idyllic picture. Childbirth takes place differently. Emergencies arise all the time. There are not enough staff in maternity wards, midwives are always overworked and do not get enough sleep, they have a huge responsibility, and many cannot stand it. However, the author is not one of those. She comes to the rescue in the most difficult situations. Tries to do everything she can. She sincerely empathizes with her patients, which is why she often suffers herself, but so far she has not managed to acquire the shell of indifference that would be very useful in her work. A fascinating book, told in the first person: about the British obstetrics system, clinical cases and everyday stories that can be much more exciting than any fiction.