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Birth Trauma Awareness Week: Hidden Histories
Over July 14 to 20 2025 it is Birth Trauma Awareness Week in Australia and the UK. Inspired by this year’s theme of “hidden” stories, I wrote a short blog looking at the hidden histories of birth trauma and obstetric violence in the UK and Australia.
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Talk: obstetric violence
In May 2025, I was invited to present at the Melbourne Social Equity Institute & Reproductive Justice Hallmark Research Initiative‘s half-day symposium focused on reproductive justice. You can view my presentation here, from 5:00 onwards: Thanks to the Institute and Hallmark for inviting me to present!
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Interview: Dr Paige Donaghy, McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow in History
My colleagues at the University of Melbourne recently interviewed me on my research and postdoctoral project. You can read the interview here!
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Video: “After birth: A history of the placenta in European medicine 1550–1750”
I recently gave a seminar for the University of Melbourne’s History and Philosophy of Science seminar series. You can listen to this below:
Paige Donaghy 