On International Women's Day, here are some things you might want to know about.
First, research on the use of oxytocin combined with other agents to prevent postpartum haemorrhage in women undergoing a Caesarean for arrest of delivery. Here is the PubMed record is at , the article itself appears to be free to read and is in Obstetrics and Gynecology if you can't read it, and have a librarian to ask, ask the librarian for advice!).
Then, some news items:
In the Guardian about personal experiences of the treatment of pregnant women in the workplace.
The Guardian's report of an enquiry into systemic racism in maternity services.
The decision of the NHS trust in Brighton to recommend the use of the term "chestfeeding" rather than "breastfeeding" got the attention of several national newspapers, but this is the story from the local Brighton Telegraph and Argus.
Then, I am grateful to my colleague Heather Dawson from the library at LSE for these glimpses into the history of childbirth and midwifery.
The Cooperative Womens Guild in 1915 published Letters from Working women about their experiences of childbirth and maternity care.
Dr Annie McCall (1859 – 1949) was one of the first women to qualify as a doctor and established a Clapham hospital in her own home, trained women and treated in the same wards married and unmarried mothers which was considered shocking at the time. There is more about her and the hospital in this blogpost from the Victorianist. Her archives are in the London Metropolitan Archive.
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