83: The true horror story of symphysiotomy

Birth history meets Halloween. Listen in for the absolutely horrifying fact of why the chainsaw was invented and the horrifying history of Symphysiotomy in Ireland from 1944 to 1987.

In this episode I discuss:

-the symphysiotomy procedure and why it came to be

-how cesarean phased out the practice of symphysiotomy

-how the 39 induction is somewhat similar

-accounts from women who experienced symphysiotomy without consent

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