Mid nineteenth century several public debates on health care issues took place in the Netherlands. A complex systems of qualifications was put up for debate; medical training was in poor condition due to neglect; new… Read More »Absent dutch midwifes in nineteenth century public debates
The focus of this paper is a constellation of invisible workers who power a fictional fertility clinic in the Czech Republic, a popular destination for reproductive tourists and the setting of ‘Reproductive Exile’ (2018), a… Read More »Networks of (in)visible labour in Lucy Beech’s ‘Reproductive Exile’
‘Natural’ birth discourse positions births free from medical intervention and pain relief as the gold standard to which women should aspire. A large proportion of women in the UK will, however, experience medical intervention during… Read More »“It’s not my fault”: Interventionist births and ‘natural’ ideals