The Women's Doc
true stories from my five decades delivering babies and making history
$33.06
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
3 May 2021
Summary
The Bloody Business of Birth: A Doctor’s Fight for Women’s Choice
In 1974, Caroline de Costa was told, “We never train women in Sydney,” when she sought a junior registrar position in obstetrics and gynaecology. Undeterred, she and her family journeyed to Dublin.
From cane toad pregnancy tests to the disapproval faced by unmarried mothers, Caroline’s early days in medicine were a world apart from today. Her poignant and often humorous anecdotes reveal that while much has evo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760529147 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760529141 |
| Author: | Caroline de Costa |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin |
| Imprint: | Allen & Unwin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 3 May 2021 |
| Weight: | 445g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 153mm x 24mm |
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An enthralling and at times eye-popping ride through her brilliant career as an obstetrician and fierce advocate for women’s reproductive freedom. – Anne Summers * Anne Summers *Caroline de Costa has lived an exciting and unusual life, is a brilliant doctor, a fierce and trailblazing feminist and now reveals herself as a gripping and evocative writer! – Jane Caro * Jane Caro *
About The Author
Caroline de Costa
Caroline de Costa is the first woman to become a professor of obstetrics and gynaecology in Australia, and she has been a major contributor to Australian women getting the reproductive health services they need. She is a professor at James Cook University in Cairns, editor of The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, author of 15 books and mother of seven children.
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