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The best place for giving birth
Hospital births are now often seen as the safest option – but this was not always the case. Tania Staras tracks trends in where women gave birth, and what led to the move from home to hospital.
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What Black women do when the NHS fails them
Sabrina-Maria Anderson explores misogynoir – hatred of Black women – within the NHS, and how women like her are consequently turning to other sources of medical support.
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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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Of incubators, orchids and artificial wombs
In this extract from Claire Horn’s new book, ‘Eve: The Disobedient Future of Birth’, she traces the development of the artificial womb, soon to become a reality.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Warri Maternity Clinic, Nigeria
Date: Oct 1946-May 1953Reference: SA/NBT/F.6/9Part of: National Birthday Trust Fund- Archives and manuscripts
Pumwami Native Maternity Hospital, Nairobi
Date: Apr 1932-Aug 1939Reference: SA/NBT/F.6/6Part of: National Birthday Trust Fund- Archives and manuscripts
Zachary Merton Convalescent Home, Sussex
Date: Jul 1936-Jul 1938Reference: SA/NBT/F.6/8Part of: National Birthday Trust Fund- Archives and manuscripts
Kikuyu Alliance Women's Industrial Home, Nairobi
Date: May 1929-Feb 1934Reference: SA/NBT/F.6/5Part of: National Birthday Trust Fund- Archives and manuscripts
Reports from hospitals on maternal mortality
Date: Oct 1928-Feb 1930Reference: SA/NBT/F.6/2Part of: National Birthday Trust Fund