• Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began

    A vital investigation of the body’s most miraculous and misunderstood organ. From smart tampons to womb transplants, trans healthcare to reproductive justice, find out how the uterus affects us all as individuals and as a society. A New York Times Editors’ Choice, Amazon Editor’s Pick and the Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year 2023. Finalist for the PEN/ EO Wilson Literary Science Writing Award 2024. Available in 20 languages worldwide.

  • Hard Pushed: A Midwife's Story

    A love letter and a call to arms, this memoir charts the highs and lows of modern midwifery at a time of unprecedented pressures. A Sunday Times (UK) bestseller in hardcover and paperback, and an inspirational must-read for aspiring midwives and birth workers worldwide.

  • The Father's Home Birth Handbook

    This groundbreaking collection of interviews and anecdotes explores home birth from the partner’s point of view. With real-life stories from a diverse variety of fathers, this book is essential reading for anyone considering (or concerned about) birthing at home.

Coming in 2027 from Allen Lane / Penguin Press! BIRTH WARS: The Hidden Battles Changing Our Bodies and Our World will be a searing investigation of some of the major forces affecting how maternity care is experienced and delivered in the 21st century, from artificial intelligence and climate change to migration and incarceration. With rigorous journalism, accessible science and intimate insider insights, BIRTH WARS explores our increasingly industrialised maternity landscape and raises the alarm for an imminent global public health crisis.