Leah Hazard

Leah Hazard studied English Literature at Harvard University and worked in journalism before retraining and qualifying as a midwife in 2013. Her memoir, Hard Pushed: A Midwife’s Story, was a Sunday Times bestseller, and her next book, Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began, was Scottish Book of the Year and a New York Times Editors’ Choice. Leah lives in Scotland, where she continues to work for the NHS and advocate for safer, more equitable maternity care.