Alice : A Journey
A moving account of Alice's brief life and death after weeks of uncertainty, and her mother's healing journey.
"Lying shaking on the scanning table, I was told the baby inside me had a 50-50 chance of survival. I was six months pregnant. Our baby would either live or die and we had no way of finding out."
Through their constant visits to the Harris Birthright Centre, Chrissy and Nick decide to do everything they can to maximise Alice's chances, and to make the best of the weeks of painful procedures. When Alice dies a few hours after her birth, they know that nothing more could have been done for her.
What Chrissy now faces is a journey of emotional and physical healing. This story takes you through all the emotions of this difficult time: fear, pain and uncertainty as well as laughter and intimacy.
"This is a very special book and, despite its sad ending, ultimately uplifting."
Ruth Bender-Atik, Miscarriage Association.
"Her prose is vivid and compelling..... an important book for every midwife to read. The immediacy of the writing reminds us of how it feels to be pregnant, of how the words, attitudes or gestures of carers have a massive impact on the women we care for, for good or ill." Sarah Montagu, Association of Radical Midwives
