Laura has an interdisciplinary practice as an artist, midwife, writer and creative producer. Her concerns centre on the lived experience and politics of representation of the female body, particularly around women’s health, birth and mothering.

Laura produces a number of projects - Maternal Journal: the award-winning creative journaling movement. Shifrah UK: which celebrates and informs on Jewish cultural birth practices, and provides information, education and training. Birth Cafe: that opens up space for conversations about birth.
Listen to Laura's podcast - The Maternal Journal Podcast: conversations between writers poets & graphic artists about their work, parenting, creativity & mental health.
Read Laura's blog - Birth, Art & Culture - providing interdisciplinary perspectives hosted on all4maternity
Pregnancy and Birth: A Graphic Guide, Laura's latest book is published by Icon Books in November, 2025. Written by Laura and created in collaboration with cartoonist Lilly Williams you can order a copy on all book platforms & Amazon.
Read a review on Graphic Medicine
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Join the launch event on 16th November 2pm - 4pm at the Vagina Museum, London - see graphic above. You can book tickets here 
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​Laura's essay 'Fish and Apple Strudel' features in the publication Roots and Rebellion, as a winner of the JKP Writing Prize, 2023 , available to order here

The Maternal Journal Book, co-written with Samantha McGowan, was published in October 2021 - a creative guide to journaling through pregnancy, birth and beyond, featuring >80 guides created by artists, midwives, doulas and therapists. Available to order
You can read Laura's essay, 'How to be a Mother Artist' in this excellent anthology - An Artist and a Mother, published in March, 2023 by Demeter Press, that speaks to the diverse ways artists balance creative life with the demands of mothering. 

Photo - Laura (centre) holding a 'Deeds not Words' placard at the Artichoke 'Processions' Event to mark 100 years of suffrage. London 2018.