Heat seeking cancer
Mammograms, or X-ray pictures of the breast, have been used for decades to detect early stage cancers. They are a…
Women’s Health
Why 13 year old girls are out of love with their labia
Thirty years ago, when I first started working as an obstetrician and gynaecologist in the NHS, I hardly ever saw…
Teen health
Teenagers need to adapt to changes in their bodies and emotions as they go through puberty. As a GP working…
An emotional neurosurgeon anyone?
A few years ago, as I was attending a medical dinner in London with 500 or more senior medical colleagues, I…
Posh hospitals for a better birth?
The BBC2 TV series, Five Star Babies: Inside the Portland Hospital, professed to be an ‘exclusive glimpse inside the UK’s…
Beating the clock – inducing labour
Having a baby is the most natural thing in the world. Or is it? Today’s new mothers are more likely…
Parallel lives of midwives delivering life with and without water by WaterAid
International development charity WaterAid has launched an engaging interactive dual-narrative film featuring One Born Every Minute midwife Delia Jepson at…
The case for decriminalising abortion
Many people do not realise that under the 1861 Offences Against the Person Act (OAPC), abortion remains a criminal offence…
FGM – why mandatory reporting is necessary
Female Genital Mutilation (also known as cutting, closing and female circumcision) is high on the political agenda in the UK.…
FGM – Don’t scapegoat the medics
I am an obstetrician and gynaecologist and I have practised in the NHS for many years, as well as working…