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Time to stop confusing what is common with what is normal) 2001-2, Vol. 13, No. 3 (Misoprostol for induction of labour - Untested, Unapproved and Unnecessary) 2001-2, Vol. 13, No. 2 (What Happens When a Woman Needs a Caesarean?) 2001-2, Vol. 13, No. 1 (Supporting the Mother - Where are the midwife advocates?) 2000-1, Vol. 12, No. 4 (Under-motivated, Under-skilled and Under Threat) 2000-1, Vol. 12, No. 3 (A Nail in the Coffin for Home Birth) 2000-1, Vol. 12, No. 2 (Waterbirth - Time to Move forward) 2000-1, Vol. 12, No. 1 (Responding To Women's Needs) 1999-2000, Vol. 11, No. 4 (The Safety of Hospital Birth - The myth versus the reality) 1999-2000, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Where's the Good News?) 1999-2000, Vol. 11, No. 2 (The Witch Hunt) 1999-2000, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Midwifery - Will Higher Level Equal Lower Skill?) 1998-9, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Miscarriage - The Loss of A Baby) 1998-9, Vol. 10, No. 3 (Breech Presentation) 1998-9, Vol. 10, No. 2 (Active Management of Labour) 1998-9, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Is Labour Just a Pain?) 1997-8, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Maternity Madness) 1997, Vol. 9, No. 2 (Normal Birth - A Movement Standing Still) 1995, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Shackled Women) 1990, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Caesareans ...Something must be wrong)

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