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Top 10 myths about new parenthood
Ecologist
7th March, 2012
Worried your life, your marriage, your baby or your body isn't 'normal'? Don't fall foul of the myths of parenting more...
Flash 'em: how breastfeeding got political
Matilda Lee
7th March, 2012
An exclusive interview with Claire Jones-Hughes - the woman behind Brighton’s now famous breastfeeding flash mob. By Matilda Lee more...
Five maternity campaigns for better, safer birth
Ecologist
7th March, 2012
Get involved in the groups and campaigns working towards better maternity services in the UK more...
Midwifery on screen: how 'One Born Every Minute' gets it wrong
Sarah Montagu
8th March, 2012
Forget alarmist TV birthing dramas- get the real low-down on midwifery from Sarah Montagu more...
Anatomy of a C-section: they save lives, but would you choose one?
Andrew Wasley
8th March, 2012
Andrew Wasley watched his partner endure two invasive births, one elective, the other life saving more...
How birth was hijacked
Matilda Lee
7th March, 2012
For International Women's Day, the Ecologist reports on the maternity care crisis and looks at ways to overcome the culture of fear facing mothers-to-be more...
Birth uncut: how women were turned off natural childbirth
Pat Thomas
7th March, 2012
Tested, assessed and treated as patients rather than mothers-to-be, it's no wonder women are afraid of giving birth naturally, says Pat Thomas as International Women's Day arrives more...
Labour of love: the demise of traditional midwifery
Matilda Lee
7th March, 2012
Women-centred maternity care through midwifery is in danger of extinction, replaced by a medical model that treats birth as an illness. Birth is an act of love, not one of fear and loathing, so what are the consequences? Matilda Lee reports more...
CASE STUDY: making breast-feeding easy
Mike Stones
1st May, 2008
Why does only one in 100 mums follow government advice to feed her baby solely on breast milk for the first six months? Mike Stones meets the woman determined to change that. more...
Visionaries: Carolyn Steel
Ecologist
1st April 2009
In many ways, Carolyn Steel was born to be an architect: as a child she used to dream of buildings.more...
Swine flu widower prepares to sue Smithfield
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
The husband of the first woman to die from swine flu in the US is preparing a case against pork producer Smithfield Foods, part-owner of the Mexican farm where the disease is believed to have originated more...
Breastmilk vs 'formula' food
Pat Thomas
1st April 2006
Humans have been breastfeeding for nearly half a million years. It’s only in the last 60 years that we have begun to give babies highly processed convenience food called ‘formula’. Pat Thomas investigates more...
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How to feed a city
Carolyn Steel
1st June, 2009
We can continue to squander our resources and react to food crises as they happen, or we can fundamentally change the way the food systems work, says Carolyn Steel more...
Suck On This
Pat Thomas
1st April, 2006
The human species has been breastfeeding for nearly half a million years. It’s only in the last 60 years that we have begun to give babies the highly processed convenience food called ‘formula’. more...
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