Birthing
By (Author) Davina McCall
HarperCollins Publishers
HQ
30th September 2025
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Womens health
Hardback
304
Width 176mm, Height 240mm, Spine 22mm
270g
Birthing is the ultimate guide to conception, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, blending Davina McCalls honesty and humor with expert insights to empower and support women through every stage of the journey.
Following the revolutionary success of Menopausing, the Nibbie-winning Book of the Year that sparked a nationwide conversation, Davina McCall returns with a powerful new guide to one of lifes most transformative journeys.
In Birthing, Davina brings her trademark honesty, warmth, and humour to the life-changing experience of conception, pregnancy, birth, and the fourth trimester. From navigating the highs and lows of fertility to the physical and emotional challenges of birth and recovery, Davina is joined by an incredible team of experts to answer the questions women often feel too afraidor too embarrassedto ask.
Midwife Marley provides real-world guidance and reassurance every step of the way. IVF specialist insights ensure clarity around fertility options. A sex therapist explores intimacy through pregnancy and beyond. Breathwork and pelvic muscle therapists offer practical tools to build strength and ease discomfort, while a personal trainer shares exercises tailored for every stage. A psychologist unpacks the mental and emotional shifts, helping readers feel seen, heard, and supported.
Packed with unfiltered advice, bold truths, and empowering stories, Birthing doesnt shy away from the messy or raw realities. Instead, it celebrates thembecause womens health deserves nothing less than honesty and care.
Like Menopausing, this book is more than a guide; its a call for change, sparking conversation and giving women the tools they need to feel confident and informed. Beautifully designed, unapologetically bold, and refreshingly real, Birthing is here to inspire, support, and empowerone story, one page, one woman at a time.
Presenter, fitness guru, author and mother, Davina McCall is one of the UK's most loved TV personalities. With a career spanning nearly three decades, Davina is firmly established as one of the nation's most successful TV broadcasters, with current hit series Long Lost Family (ITV) and The Masked Singer (ITV) just the most recent in a long list of hugely successful programming. She was the host of Big Brother for Channel 4, for 10 years, and has hosted the Brit Awards, Comic Relief and the BAFTA television awards. In addition to her TV work, Davina has also built a hugely successful fitness empire, encompassing no less than 15 fitness DVD releases with sales of over 1.4 million and ownyourgoalsdavina.com. She is a key brand ambassador for Garnier, and the first ever ambassador for Ryvita. Tying in with her healthy lifestyle, Davina has also released a number of healthy eating cookbooks.