Four Mothers – A Year In Motherhood Around The World

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ISBN: 9781399734394
Title: Four Mothers – A Year In Motherhood Around The World
Author: LEONARD ABIGAIL

‘An absorbing, moving, and beautifully composed exploration of motherhood and mothering across the world . . . a gripping, vital, and utterly compelling book’

Elinor Cleghorn, author of Unwell Women



AS THE YEAR TURNS, FOUR WOMEN GIVE BIRTH.

In Japan, Tsukasa’s government-funded hospital room overlooks the mountains and she spends seven days there, before resting at her mother’s house for a month. The day after giving birth in Kenya, Chelsea returns to her flat in the city, far from her extended family, and her friends help her settle in. Anna, who has already been on maternity leave in Finland for a month, delivers her baby in a midwife-lead birth centre, a tradition dating back a century. In America, despite her insurance, Sarah pays $3,000 from her savings for an uncomplicated birth, before heading home, excited and overwhelmed.

Four Mothers follows these women over the next twelve months, through their first year of parenting. Through immersive storytelling and deep reporting, Abigail Leonard brings to life the policies that shape the experiences of both parents and children: access to healthcare and parental leave, community and workplace support.

Both intimate and international, we see what is and what could be.

Format: Trade Paper
Publication date: 08/05/2025
Pages: 288
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