In this three-part series, we explore the significant impact of childbirth on women throughout history. Topics covered include conception and fertility, historical pregnancy tests, the realities of ...

This blog discusses events in Call the Midwife Season 13 Episode 3. The opinions expressed in this blog post are solely those of the author. In these days of global and political chaos, I am making a ...

Despite what some natural birth enthusiasts might imply, there was never a time when women gave birth without pain, according to this eloquent account from historian Inglis (Milk of Paradise).

This work tells the story of a group of reformers dedicated to making contraception legal, accessible, and acceptable. It details how Margaret Sanger's campaign beginning in 1914 to challenge anti ...

It’s one of the things we all have in common. Like every other human being on earth — no matter where you came from or how you describe yourself, you’re wealthy or just getting by, you had one mother ...

I confess in 2026 that until I read recently Claire Tomalin ‘s biography “Jane Austen: A Life”, I had no idea that a woman might be perceived as a “poor animal” who was just “another casualty” of too ...

Women with a history of successfully treated preterm labour who delivered at term faced a higher risk for preterm birth during the subsequent pregnancy than those who delivered at term without any ...