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BODILY HARM IBD

MARIE O?CONNOR
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06 / 2011
9781904808756
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Symphysiotomy and pubiotomy carry more risk than Caesarean section: the surgery unhinged the pelvis and often led to walking difficulties, bladder problems and chronic pain. One baby in ten died. Ireland was the only country in the Western world to practise these 18thácentury operations in the mid to late 20thácentury.áááááThe revival of the surgery in 1944 raises serious questions. Was it the norm for difficult births from the 1940s to the 1980s? If not, why was it done?ááBodily Harmáexamines the exhumation of these covert operations, reveals the circumstances under which they were carried out, documents the lived experiences of mothers, considers the surgery from a legal perspective, analyses itsáimplications for maternity care and presents survivorsâÇÖ case for truth and justice.á'An important report for women. Essential reading for midwives as it demonstrates how obedience to authority can overcome the midwifeâÇÖs duty of care to the mother.'á- Professor Mavis Kirkham