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A Feminist Perspective On Denis Walsh
By friend Brian has, in comments to my previous post, pointed me at a very interesting article that puts the case for Denis Walsh, the midwife who caused something of a stir by apparently suggesting that pain in childbirth is a good thing. It is true that we’re all basing our opinions on newspapers’ intrepretations…
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Now That’s A Response
Yesterday, the blogo-twittersphere was buzzing with the news that Dr Denis Walsh, associate professor in midwifery at Nottingham University, had written a piece in Evidence Based Midwifery in which he stated his belief that pain in childbirth is a good thing, and something that women should not attempt to avoid through such pain-killing methods as…
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I Have A New Girl In My Life
She’s seven-months old, black and white, and is always sure to greet me with a wagging tail when I get home from work. Yes, we have a dog. In accordance with my long standing policy of protecting people’s privacy by using Internet handles rather than their real names, I will henceforth refer to her as…
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Fate Is A Thriller Writer, And Loves Its Twists And Turns
The unpleasant case of the killing of Ian Tomlinson by a Metropolitan Police officer has managed, somehow, to get even weirder and more disturbing. Here is the full sequence of events, as revealed by the Guardian. 1) An off-duty police officer in the Metropolitan police, while on sick-leave due to a shoulder injury, is involved…
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