My Hypno Birthing Story (a home birth as well!)
In 2009, I became pregnant with my third child. With my two previous children, I had given birth in hospital, drugged up with pethidine and gas and air, and generally hated every minute of it. There was little concern with privacy or for the rights of the baby or the parents. Every few minutes there [...]
Guestblog: Overpopulation and the Environment
I’ve just found out that one of my friends is pregnant. Wey hey, congratulations and all that. But she is in fact pregnant with her ninth child. Which rather changes everyone’s view of the whole thing. After all, people who are interested in cloth nappies (as she is) are generally also quite strong environmentalists, but [...]
Is it too risky to employ young women?
“It’s too risky to employ young women” In my last blog I talked about the stereotypes which might affect the chances of women being employed or promoted in the workplace. Let’s examine for a moment the reluctance to employ young women in case they get pregnant, or in case they have time off to look [...]
