Ginger ~ Pages from Wonderland asked this question about The Secrets of Midwives:
At the risk of sounding squeamish, how graphic does this book get while depicting childbirth?
Beth There is a good deal of talk about blood and amniotic fluid and pain associated with normal births and also a description of a birth gone wrong with m…moreThere is a good deal of talk about blood and amniotic fluid and pain associated with normal births and also a description of a birth gone wrong with massive bleeding held back manually but eventually the bleeding leads to the woman's death. If that would bother you then don't read this. (and don't have babies for sure!) (less)
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by Sally Hepworth (Goodreads Author)
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