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Articles (What Doctors Don't Tell You)



01 Apr 1996

Second Opinion: Hard Labour

Photographs transmitted all over the world of prisoner ‘Annette’, from the notorious Holloway Prison in London, labouring in chains have caused us all to take stock of the penal system’s treatment of pregnant women Photographs transmitted all over the world of prisoner ‘Annette’, from the notorious Holloway Prison in London, labouring in chains have caused […]

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01 Feb 1995

Second Opinion: Letting Mothers Lead

What do mothers want from midwives? Over the years, I have been privileged to listen to many mothersWhat do mothers want from midwives? Over the years, I have been privileged to listen to many mothers. No matter what their age or experience most want the same thing the woman they have read about in books. […]

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01 Dec 1993

Second Opionion: Blues for Good Reason

When you find a drug which helps you, do not try and persuade your medical advisor to cut the length of the treatment short ‘When you find a drug which helps you, do not try and persuade your medical advisor to cut the length of the treatment short. You may find when you take drugs […]

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01 Feb 1993

Second Opinion: Elective by Force

Caesarean rates in this country have multiplied five times in the last 20 years, yet foetal survival rates have not seen a corresponding increase. Cases where a caesarean is essential are much rarer than our doctors would have us believe. When a doctor advises an elective (predetermined) caesarean, most understand the sense of panic and […]

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