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Thalidomide babies
| Ruth BlueHollie Chastain
In a time without scans or antenatal tests, neither medical staff nor parents were prepared for the damage to the foetus caused by the thalidomide drug.
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Having children as a fat woman
| Ellie LevensonBenjamin Gilbert
When she sought fertility advice, and at antenatal appointments, Ellie Levenson found that medics were openly anti-fat. Only years later can she evaluate the true repercussions of their words and actions.