Rebellious children? At least you’re doing something right. The Guardian.
Two stories caught my attention recently. One was a report that breastfed babies are more challenging in their behaviour and the other was about a new…
Expectant mothers need facts, not fear. Hospital vs home birth. The Independent.
Here we go again. A debate about home vs hospital birth. There is only one thing – I’ve found – that’s more emotive than where you…
Black Friday for Catholics. The Guardian.
Growing up in an Italian Catholic family, we never ate meat on a Friday. (My mother doesn’t eat meat on a Wednesday either, which is seriously…
This sat nav of the labour ward is driving us the wrong way. The Guardian.
When I gave birth to my first child in 2003, I was as prepared as I could be: positions, breathing, birth plan. What I hadn’t accounted…
Discard this common fisheries policy and stop this waste. The Guardian.
It was 14 years ago that I first started writing about the state of our fish stocks, how ludicrous the common fisheries policy (CFP) was, how…
Waiting for baby. New Statesman.
I am not alone. In my tummy, curled up and waiting for a moment to unfurl and press the exit button, is a baby. If being…
Let the new knowledge in.
The five men boarded the flight from Sardinia to London. They were all members of a steel band, but because the flight was full they had…
Rod, I salute your train set. Published in The Guardian.
What a service prejudices can sometimes provide. Rod Stewart is pictured with a copy of Model Railroader in his car and easy headlines are made, “Do…
Yes, we do need to know. Published in The Guardian.
When I was pregnant, caesareans didn’t figure in my thinking. I neither considered nor planned for one: they were for celebrities or women on the verge…
Diary. The New Statesman.
I like to start the week talking about breasts – and thus it was that I did. There we were Monday morning, ten women sitting around…
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