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Call the Midwife meets In the Middle of Nowhere in this heartwarming memoir of an adventurous Aussie midwife’s life ‘catching babies’.

Outback Midwife is the story of Beth McRae’s 40 years as a midwife, from her terrifying first day witnessing a birth as a naïve student nurse to her training as a midwife - the days when the words ‘birth plan’ were unheard of and what women wanted was a long way from being part of any plan - to the outback.

Beth’s career of catching babies takes her from the city to the bush, bonding with people from all walks of life at one of the most important moments in their lives. But there was one more frontier she was determined to conquer.

At a time when most people are thinking about slowing down, Beth decides to move to a remote Aboriginal community in Arnhem Land to embark on a whole other adventure.

©2015 Elizabeth McRae and Charlotte Ward (P)2015 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Midwife Heartfelt Inspiring Thought-Provoking

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"This book is outstanding." ( Goodreads)
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I laughed and I cried. This was a wonderful and engaging story. I thoroughly enjoyed the narration, and Caroline's expressions were engaging.

A wonderful story!

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Absolutely loved this book. I laughed, I cried, I laughed again, I cried some more. It’s a beautifully poignant, yet superbly humorous and uplifting look at midwifery and nursing in rural, and outback Australia. A million stars!!!!

Beautiful, poignant, moving, hilarious

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Beautiful story told with such genuine and to share about a rewarding nursing career & giving us an insight to indigenous culture in the outback.
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Outback Midwife

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Very interesting story and makes understanding outback medical treatment and living that bit easier. Great book.

Great story and very easy listening

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As a midwife myself, I can connect with many of these stories. Just loved learning more about our First Nation people.

Loved it

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.