Karen Lawrence

How does it feel to discover that something is wrong with your baby?

Karen thought she had the perfect family. But when her seventh child, Martha, was born with Down Syndrome, Karen’s world was shaken to its core.

This memoir tells the story of Martha’s early months and years. Karen shares her tears, her struggles, and her joy as she came slowly...

‘I’m going to snuff out the old witches – every last one of them!’

Childbirth in England is a state-controlled procedure. Midwives have been outlawed for decades. Only a handful remain, risking everything to help mothers give birth in secret, but now their very existence is under threat.

When young nurse Chiara arrives from Sicily, her dreams...

In 2013, I returned to University at the age of forty-eight to train as a midwife. After having seven children of my own, I felt a strong sense of vocation to support other women on their journeys to parenthood.

Becoming a midwife was one of the most thrilling and challenging adventures I have ever undertaken. It took me to places few people are...