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Primodos, paternalism and the fight to be heard

Journalist Florence Wildblood examines the case of Primodos – a conveniently quick but risky hormone pregnancy test that was prescribed in the 1960s and ’70s – and profiles two women at the story’s shocking heart.

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When parenting brings a paradigm shift

There were no indications during her pregnancy that Carol Nahra’s son would have severe, life-threatening disabilities. Here she describes the stages on her journey from shock to love and beyond.

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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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Thalidomide, a bitter pill

Hear from some of the women who took the drug thalidomide over sixty years ago about the fear, isolation and grief that they experienced as the appalling pharmaceutical scandal unfolded around them.

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  • A signed prescription for an HIV test with a pregnancy test kit and a warning that you must take the HIV test before you test positive for pregnancy to help prevent the spread of AIDS; advertisement for the AIDS information line by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Colour lithograph, 1993.
  • A signed prescription for an HIV test with a pregnancy test kit and a warning that you must take the HIV test before you test positive for pregnancy to help prevent the spread of AIDS; advertisement for the AIDS information line by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Colour lithograph, 1993.
  • A pregnancy test kit with a warning that if your pregnancy test is positive, you must also take the test for HIV to prevent the spread of AIDS and infecting your baby; advertisement for the AIDS information line by the Illinois Department pf Public Health. Colour lithograph, 1994.
  • A pregnancy test kit with a warning that if your pregnancy test is positive, you must also take the test for HIV to prevent the spread of AIDS and infecting your baby; advertisement for the AIDS information line by the Illinois Department pf Public Health. Colour lithograph, 1994.
  • A pregnancy test kit with a warning that if your pregnancy test is positive, you must also take the test for HIV to prevent the spread of AIDS and infecting your baby; advertisement for the AIDS information line by the Illinois Department pf Public Health. Colour lithograph, 1994.
  • A pregnancy test kit with a warning that if your pregnancy test is positive, you must also take the test for HIV to prevent the spread of AIDS and infecting your baby; advertisement for the AIDS information line by the Illinois Department pf Public Health. Colour lithograph, 1994.
  • The HIV (AIDS) test and your pregnancy : your questions answered / St. Mary's Hospital Maternity Department.
  • The HIV (AIDS) test and your pregnancy : your questions answered / St. Mary's Hospital Maternity Department.
  • The HIV (AIDS) test and your pregnancy : your questions answered / St. Mary's Hospital Maternity Department.
  • The HIV (AIDS) test and your pregnancy : your questions answered / St. Mary's Hospital Maternity Department.
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