Dr Sara Wickham PhD, MA, PGCert, BA(Hons) is a researcher and author. She works independently. Sara's career has been varied and includes more than twenty years of experience as a midwife, lecturer and researcher. She is the author/editor of eighteen books, has lectured in more than twenty countries, edited midwifery journals and provides consultancy services for midwifery and health-related organisations around the world. Sara can be found online at www.sarawickham.com, www.facebook.com/saramidwife and www.instagram.com/drsarawickham
"This is such a vitally important book. With her brilliant brain
and extensive experience, Dr Sara Wickham has pulled together and
clearly interpreted the complex evidence about induction of labour.
This book provides clarity about why increasing numbers of women
are having their labours induced, and the problems with current
guideline recommendations. It also offers suggestions about what we
can all do to reclaim the parameters of normal and support women to
birth in their own time. Anyone who cares about women and their
experiences of birth needs this book." - Dr Rachel Reed, midwife
and researcher. "Sara can 'think outside of the box' in such a way
that few others can. Sara asks questions that others haven't
considered and she isn't afraid to challenge our perceptions and to
ask us not to take things for granted and accept the perceived
norm, without careful and thoughtful analysis of the rationale and,
crucially, the evidence. Sara also has the rare ability, not only
to process complex research-based evidence and data herself, but to
translate and explain them in such a way that they become easily
understandable and make complete sense, even to the least
research-minded among us. The amount of reliable, useful and
powerful information in this book is, quite simply, staggering!" -
Julie Frohlich, consultant midwife.
"This book by the fabulous Sara Wickham is so needed right now. It
couldn't be more timely. For women being advised to accept an
induction, it's an absolute must read. This book provides you - as
a woman, partner, midwife or birth worker - with the information
you need to question routine and unnecessary induction of labour
and get the detailed, accurate information you need to be able to
make the right decision about going ahead with an induction or
waiting for labour to start. Sara has managed to collect together
all the research on the topic, analyse it and present it in such an
accessible way. This book is a giant and will be much read over the
coming months and years." - Dr Nadine Edwards.
"I will be buying copies of this book for all my pregnant friends.
While over 30% of women are being medically induced every woman
needs to inform herself of the implications of accepting or
declining a very likely offer of induction and really understand
what is involved. Sara Wickham's book is accessible, clear, and
accurate: exactly what is needed." - Gill Boden.
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