Stories
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The pain that punished feminists
In a society that viewed getting the vote, and pursuing an education and career, as unnatural goals for women, the pain of endometriosis was viewed as nature’s retribution.
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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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Thalidomide babies
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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How shame makes us sick
The fight-or-flight response can have long-term consequences for our bodies if left unchecked. Lucia Osborne-Crowley investigates how shame and trauma are connected, and how both can lead to chronic ill health.
Catalogue
- Books
Human anatomy and physiology / by G.-J. Witkowski.
Witkowski, G.-J. (Gustave Joseph), 1844-1923.Date: 1878-1888- Books
The physiology of human pregnancy / Frank E. Hytten and Isabella Leitch.
Hytten, Frank E.Date: 1971- Books
The physiology of human pregnancy / Frank E. Hytten and Isabella Leitch.
Hytten, Frank E.Date: 1964- Archives and manuscripts
Slides: Physiology of women, menstruation, conception and pregnancy
Date: c.1985Reference: SA/NCT/P/2/11Part of: National Childbirth Trust (NCT)- Books
Heart disease and pregnancy : physiology and management / by C. Sidney Burwell and James Metcalfe.
Burwell, C. Sidney (Charles Sidney), 1893-Date: [1958]