SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

A Savage Suspension

· Socialist Action No. 113, 13 September 1985 · p. 11 of the scan · 302 words

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page 11 of the scan

junction which would Savage, Hospital suspended for alleged malpractice.

of the Royal College can bestow.

the polities of childbirth.

Three of five COllIplaints against her involve breech tHruus. Gordon Bourne, regional adviser mortality, was called id Wendys study Tien. He other male opponents concluded she carried out caesarian sections during childbirth "too late' He delivers breech births by caesarian as a matter of course. But Wendy have reinstated Wendy the consultant obstetrician at Mile End Only weeks ago she was awarded the Fellowship of Obstetricians Gynaecologists — the highest honour her profession She faces a two-year inquiry and a ruined career because she disregards her male colleagues' views on believes women prefer not nave surgical Veldul during childbirth, and lets them have vaginal births if possible.

She only intervenes if she has to.

Doctors, with their attention focused on rising up the profession with exfind it quicker, easier and more controllable to resort to a surgical operation. But maternal death is three HIKC Y result no wollel. wants to sutter the trauma of an operation during birth or the effects of that operation when the child is Wendy's suspension has deprived Tower Hamlets wollell obstetrician, though the Bengali community's religion dictates female COCIO for female patients, and 80 per cent of women prefer female attention during maternity and childbirth.

Wendy is staunch defender of the poses who resources to their packets. SDOKe up against proposed £100,000 test tube baby clinic to serve private patients the last thing needed, she said, in a lowincome, large-family area.

10 LA closure Mile End favoured community based, decentralised health centres.

Her clinics are to be taken over by John Hartgill, senior •OSLCLTICall the London thusiastic private health For £400 he Draculiunei provides ante-natal care, through his Harley Street practice using the private London wHig

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