Stories
- In pictures
Testimonies of birth
A 1980s film about childbirth explores how the experience felt for the women featured and offers a glimpse into the big birthing trends of the day.
- Photo story
Beautiful bedding and how to die well
When you are unwell, your bed can be both a refuge and a prison. Discover how artist Poppy Nash created a bed-centred artwork inspired by her own chronic illness and depictions of ill health from history.
- Article
Are you still nursing?
Julia Martins might get the side-eye for breastfeeding a three-year-old in the UK but, as she explains, examples from history, as well as the cultural norms of Brazil, where she grew up, are firmly on the side of extended nursing.
- Article
A history of gestation outside the body
It’s been over 400 years since a Swiss alchemist theorised that foetuses could develop outside the womb. Claire Horn examines incubator technology past and present, and explores the possibilities recent prototypes might bring.
Catalogue
- Videos
- Online
Childbirth. Richard's story.
Date: [date of publication not identified]- Videos
Childbirth. Richard's story.
Date: [date of publication not identified]- Books
Childbirth without fear : being the tenth impression of Revelation of childbirth the principles and practice of natural childbirth / by Grantly Dick Read.
Dick-Read, Grantly, 1890-1959.Date: 1951- Books
Childbirth without fear : being the ninth impression of Revelation of childbirth the principles and practice of natural childbirth / by Grantly Dick Read.
Dick-Read, Grantly, 1890-1959.Date: 1950- Books
Childbirth in Japan : past, present, future / Birth International.
Date: 1990