Description

Dr. Hilda has seen the same patterns of failure in different settings, and she is opening up to you because she wants you and your baby to be safe.

When a mother and baby are safe after birth, we call it a good outcome. It is a story of many small things going right. A risk spotted in time. A clear plan was followed. A mother’s concern heard and acted upon. It is a story of chances, and of chances taken. This book is about those chances. It is also about what happens when they are missed. This is why Dr Hilda has written this book. She understands the system from the inside, working as a consultant across multiple continents. She has seen the same patterns of failure in different settings. More importantly, she has seen the power of a mother who is informed, prepared, and ready to be a partner in her own care.

This book is a vital guide to that partnership. It reveals the hidden workings of the hospital and makes them clear. It gives you the language to describe what you are feeling in a way that will be heard. It teaches you to recognise the small signs that something is not right, long before a crisis begins. It shows you not what to fear, but what to look for. It turns anxiety into awareness.

Professor Alice Fisher, Consultant in Maternal-Foetal Medicine, TX, USA