Freebirth stories - with Professor Emerita Mavis Kirkham

The Midwives' Cauldron by Katie James and Dr Rachel Reed

Nov 16, 202359:20Kids & family

Mavis Kirkham is Midwifery Professor Emerita at Sheffield Hallam University and has held honorary professorial positions at the University of Technology Sydney and Auckland University of Technology. After over forty year...

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