Stories
- Article
Having children as a fat woman
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.
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Womb milk and the puzzle of the placenta
A human baby needs milk to survive – and this holds true even before it’s born. Joanna Wolfarth explores “womb milk”, as well as ancient and modern ideas about the placenta.
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A history of twins in science
For thousands of years, twins have been a source of fascination in mythology, religion and the arts. Since the 19th century, they have also been the subject of scientific study and experimentation.
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Why are women more willing donors than men?
Why is there a gender imbalance when it comes to the donation of organs, blood and tissue, and what can be done about it?
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Offprint "Outcome of Pregnancy in Women Exposed to the Atomic Bomb in Nagasaki"
Date: 1954Reference: PENROSE/2/35/4/85Part of: L. S. Penrose Papers- Books
Outcome of contraceptive pill announcement : the significance to, and findings of, BPAS national survey, implemented after the announcement of "New Advice on Oral Contraception" issued by the Committee on Safety of Medicines - 19 October 1995 / produced by British Pregnancy Advisory Service.
Date: 1996- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Holding operation trial
Date: 1981-1982Reference: PP/RJH/J.1/6Part of: Hetherington, Robert J- Archives and manuscripts
NCT Journal Club: Effect of Body Mass Index on pregnancy outcomes in nulliparous women delivering singleton babies
Date: 2007Reference: SA/NCT/N/2/2/17Part of: National Childbirth Trust (NCT)- Books
The effects of contraception on obstetric outcomes / Cicely Marston & John Cleland.
Marston, CicelyDate: 2004