Today almost all IUDs (intrauterine devices) look like the letter “T,” with arms that slightly droop and a string that […]
![Various examples of pessaries from different time periods, ranging in construction material from plastic to metal. A pessary is a prosthetic device that can be inserted into the vagina to support its internal structure](https://i0.wp.com/nursingclio.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Pessaries-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1)
Today almost all IUDs (intrauterine devices) look like the letter “T,” with arms that slightly droop and a string that […]
The year 2020 marks one of those global tipping points – time divided into pre-COVID and the promise of after […]
On October 12, 1622, a 26-year-old English woman named Elizabeth Jocelin gave birth to her first child, a baby girl. […]
At the end of March, Sage Therapeutics announced FDA approval for the intravenous and hospital-supervised use of their new postpartum […]
For the last decade, I’ve been reading and writing about other women’s pain. Contractions lasting 72 hours. Feverish deliriums after […]
Last summer I had a very different experience of childbirth than most women. I was not entirely sure what to […]
Malawi is one of the poorest countries in Africa, with 50% of its population living in poverty. A landlocked country […]
Before the age of Facebook and parenting blogs, how did women exchange knowledge and beliefs about reproduction? Without What to […]
The American Association for the History of Nursing is so pleased to partner with Nursing Clio for this special series, […]
In childbirth politics as in all politics, extreme viewpoints make the news, and sensible centrists are ignored. A couple of […]