COTW SMNET Catch of the week 19/12/11

Thanks so much iolaus. Absolutely fascinating. Horribly, horribly tragic but very thought provoking. X

Finally got a chance to finish this one, I had thought earlier on it was going to be one of Queen Victoria's miscarriages but then when I read the date again I realised it wasn't. Now I know why you were reluctant to give too much detail about the family's social status .

When I read the summary I had an aha! Moment about instrumental deliveries, just as you said yourself it's amazing how a knee-jerk reaction nearly 200 years ago still impacts midwifery today. I'm reading a history od midwives at the moment, I find the history of the profession so interesting.

Thanks for this and all the other COTWs, you are contributing so much to the education of us students and wannabes

I've got a copy of it, it's sold on Amazon from some second-hand sellers and only costs about £5. Mine's an old library copy as well. It's a very interesting book, I've just read about Princess Charlotte and her son, very sad. Reading about Queen Anne's obstetric history was very sad as well.

£70?! Blimey, mine was definitely nowhere near that. I've just had a look on Amazon, there's one on there for £4.98 but the rest are quite expensive. I never realised it was so hard to get hold of when I bought it.

I am late to this as I am new and only just catching up but basically this varies from person to person. Some midwives and GPs won't give the tablets which tbh seems cruel and unnecessary. When I delivered Isabella I was briefly spoken to about milk coming in but I was still bfing my 1 year old son so it wasn't important to me to stop my milk x